Makassar vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Makassar	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$525	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1236	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$245	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.9	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$236	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	100
😀 Quality of life	57	100
🏙️ Population	1.34M	4.84M

The cost of living in Makassar is 79% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8440th and 745th ($525 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st 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 Sydney. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5631st and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Sydney

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	Makassar	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.05	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.25	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.04	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.69	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.97%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1536	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.58	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.4	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.95	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.93	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.08	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.73	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683