Brisbane vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$1236
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	45
😀 Quality of life	97	57
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.34M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 284% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 1792nd and 8440th ($2016 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 22nd 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 4th best city to live in Australia vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 7th and 5631st 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	$13.3	$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$9.25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$4.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$24.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$0.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$0.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$1.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$4170

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$508
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$522
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$506
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$512
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$597
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$553
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$606
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$355
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$580
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$845
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$497
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1267
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$553
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$509
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$614
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$441
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$503
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$510
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$549
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$511
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$501
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$505
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$365
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$410
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$502
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$453
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$464
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$486
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$439
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$527
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$442
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$507
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$417
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$421
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$493
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$544