Brisbane vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$1174
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
66
46
😀 Quality of life
98
61
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.34M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 345% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 1349th and 8651st ($2269 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 23rd in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Makassar ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 3rd and 5819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Makassar

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Brisbane Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$2.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$9.51
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$3.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$1475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$4.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$23.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$19.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$29
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$4042

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

Cities near Makassar

Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$493
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$509
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$491
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$498
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$593
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$537
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$409
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$449
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$461
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$560
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$822
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$496
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1175
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$537
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$464
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$527
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$476
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$437
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$514
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$459
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$549
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$522
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$513
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$419
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$379
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$408
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$512
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$439
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$453
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$445
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$432
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$520
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$440
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$506
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$405
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$424
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$499
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$445
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$621