Makassar vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Makassar	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$486	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1121	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$225	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$372	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$33.9	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$215	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	99
😀 Quality of life	61	100
🏙️ Population	1.34M	5.45M

The cost of living in Makassar is 83% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8746th and 370th ($486 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5739th 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	$2.03	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.92	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.25	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$251	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.6	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.8	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.98%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$558	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.63	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.26	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.6	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.61	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.87	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.83	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.84	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.36	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.92	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.56	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.9	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.3	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3858	$25164

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Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$470
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$482
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$468
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$475
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$566
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$510
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$556
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$387
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$530
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$780
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$493
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1115
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$511
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$504
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$450
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$421
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$499
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$437
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$520
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$507
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$500
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$402
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$358
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$386
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$501
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$416
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$428
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$419
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$412
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$497
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$423
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$499
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$381
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$400
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$490
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$640

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863