Makassar vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Makassar	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$510	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1174	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$233	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$380	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.9	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$229	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	99
😀 Quality of life	61	98
🏙️ Population	1.34M	5.45M

The cost of living in Makassar is 82% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8651st and 348th ($510 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Makassar ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5819th 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	$2.4	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.51	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.41	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.1	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1475	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$596	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.33	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.7	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.91	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.9	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.5	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.1	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$29	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4042	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864