Gold Coast vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2300
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5003
$1228
🏠 One person rent
$1512
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$2405
$438
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3406
$251
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
49
45
😀 Quality of life
88
56
🏙️ Population
608K
1.34M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 339% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 1120th and 8488th ($2300 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 35th 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 Gold Coast compared to 0.5 months in Makassar. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 209th and 5769th 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
$13.9
$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$9.98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2455
$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9386
$1650
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4352
$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$1.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$2.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$89.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7508
$3666

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5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2141
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$2491
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$1958
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1877
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1754
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1635
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1289
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1689
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1615
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1833
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1514
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1815
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2286
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1997
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1732
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2801
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2472
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1674
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1500
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1532
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1748
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2393
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1746
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1303
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1717
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1816
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1397
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1829
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1822
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1805
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1800
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2397
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1758
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1876

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Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$515
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$534
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$509
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$516
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$601
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$577
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$638
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$380
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$488
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$503
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$620
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$892
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$530
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1121
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$592
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$505
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$533
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$518
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$465
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$511
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$495
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$558
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$521
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$512
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$512
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$388
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$427
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$511
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$470
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$487
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$507
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$463
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$560
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$467
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$535
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$434
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$447
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$550
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$453
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$572