Makassar vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Makassar	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$525	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1236	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$245	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.9	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$236	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	57	100
🏙️ Population	1.34M	5.03M

The cost of living in Makassar is 76% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8440th and 1365th ($525 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 4th in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Makassar compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5631st and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Melbourne

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	Makassar	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.05	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.25	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.04	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.69	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.97%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1536	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.58	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.4	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.95	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.93	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.08	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.73	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$19705

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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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963