Gold Coast vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gold Coast	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2239	$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4966	$1236
🏠 One person rent	$1436	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	49	45
😀 Quality of life	88	57
🏙️ Population	608K	1.34M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 326% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 1278th and 8440th ($2239 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 22nd in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 223rd and 5631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Makassar

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	Gold Coast	Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$9.25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.49	$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1508	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1209	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2204	$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1987	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.1	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8546	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3976	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.5	$4.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$24.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$0.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$0.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.28	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.1	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$1.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.1	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2092	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6970	$4170

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2016
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1677
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1748
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1683
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1185
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1478
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1448
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1702
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2099
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1824
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1584
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2539
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2252
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1538
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1511
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1416
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1616
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2023
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1619
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1667
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1691
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1643
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1344 km or 835 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