Makassar vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Makassar	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$510	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1174	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$233	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$380	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.9	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$229	$4181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	46	94
😀 Quality of life	61	96
🏙️ Population	1.34M	2.14M

The cost of living in Makassar is 79% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8651st and 978th ($510 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 6th 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 Perth. Makassar ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 5819th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Perth

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	Makassar	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.4	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.51	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.41	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1475	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$596	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.7	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.91	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.9	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.5	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.1	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$29	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.8	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4042	$15409

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Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$493
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$509
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$491
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$498
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$593
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$537
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$588
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$409
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$560
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$822
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$496
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1175
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$537
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$527
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$476
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$437
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$514
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$459
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$549
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$522
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$513
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$419
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$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
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$499
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$621

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894