Gold Coast vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$1121
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$372
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$33.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	49	46
😀 Quality of life	93	61
🏙️ Population	608K	1.34M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 421% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 852nd and 8746th ($2530 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 28th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Makassar ranked 8th in Indonesia, while ranked 68th and 5739th 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	$20.2	$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$8.92
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$9.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$5.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$22.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$2.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$0.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$0.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$3.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$95.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$3858

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$470
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$482
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$468
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$475
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$566
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$510
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$556
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$387
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$530
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$780
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$493
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1115
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$511
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$504
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$450
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$421
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$499
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$437
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$520
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$507
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$500
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$402
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$358
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$386
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$501
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$416
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$428
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$419
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$412
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$497
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$423
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$499
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$381
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$400
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$490
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$640