Makassar vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1174
$6197
🏠 One person rent
$233
$1388
🏘️ Family rent
$380
$2468
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$4328
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
100
😀 Quality of life
61
100
🏙️ Population
1.34M
5.35M

The cost of living in Makassar is 80% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8651st and 893rd ($510 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 1.7 months in Melbourne. Makassar ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5819th 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
$2.4
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.51
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.41
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$9.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1475
$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$596
$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.7
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.5
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.1
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.65
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$29
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.8
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4042
$26129

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$409
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$449
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$461
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$560
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$822
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$496
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$1175
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$537
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$464
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$527
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$476
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$437
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$514
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$459
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$549
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$522
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$513
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$419
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$379
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$408
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$512
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$439
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$453
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$445
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$432
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$520
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$440
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$506
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$405
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$424
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$499
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$445
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$621

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$1829
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$1854
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$1822
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$1894
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$1928
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$1906
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$1889
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$1860
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$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
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$2217
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$1604
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$1487
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$1979
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$1815
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$1870
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$1901
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$1583
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$1898
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$1824
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$1753
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$2223
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$1904
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$1821
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$2308
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$1477
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$1699
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$1695
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$2338
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$1710
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$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
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$2050
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$2844
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$2379
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$2128
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$1796
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$1288
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$2172