Makassar vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1228
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$246
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$438
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$4357
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
45
100
😀 Quality of life
56
100
🏙️ Population
1.34M
5.03M

The cost of living in Makassar is 78% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8488th and 923rd ($524 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 4th in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 5769th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Makassar Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.98
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.98
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.95%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1650
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$656
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.98
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.03
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.01
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.96
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.85
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.8
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.9
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3666
$21306

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$515
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$516
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$601
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$577
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$638
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$380
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$488
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$503
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$620
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$892
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$530
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$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
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$572

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$1758
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$1767
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$1757
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$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
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$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
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$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
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$1697
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$1788
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$1628
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$1900
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$1746
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$1798
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$2393
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$1816
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$1748
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$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
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$1532
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$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
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$1997
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$2801
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$2286
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$1833
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$2013
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$1661
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$1289
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$1913