Canberra vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$1236
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	30	45
😀 Quality of life	84	57
🏙️ Population	381K	1.34M

The cost of living in Canberra is 285% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 1768th and 8440th ($2023 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 22nd in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 388th and 5631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Makassar

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	Canberra	Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$9.25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$4.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$24.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$0.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$0.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$1.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$4170

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1669
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

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