Brisbane vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$430
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$30.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$242
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
66
45
😀 Quality of life
95
58
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.34M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 354% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 930th and 8370th ($2356 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 25th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Makassar. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Makassar ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 18th and 5604th 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
$13.8
$3.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$2.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$1591
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$4.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$2.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$28.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$3526

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$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

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Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$506
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$525
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$499
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$506
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$556
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$568
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$643
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$361
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$450
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$460
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$604
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$870
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$546
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$873
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$577
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$484
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$502
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$469
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$429
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$505
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$454
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$522
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$514
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$506
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$459
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$383
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$403
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$506
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$427
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$439
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$440
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$422
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$537
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$431
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$508
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$383
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$403
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$570
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$427
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$464