Makassar vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Makassar	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1228	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$246	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$438	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.4	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	99
😀 Quality of life	56	99
🏙️ Population	1.34M	4.84M

The cost of living in Makassar is 81% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8488th and 312th ($524 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 1st in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Makassar compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5769th and 4th 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	$1.98	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.98	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$122	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.2	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.95%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1650	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$656	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.98	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.3	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.03	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.01	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.8	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.96	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.85	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.9	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3666	$18951

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Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$515
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$534
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$509
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$516
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$601
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$577
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$638
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$380
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$620
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$892
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$530
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$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
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$572

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754