Makassar vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Makassar Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1206
$6276
🏠 One person rent
$245
$1578
🏘️ Family rent
$408
$2764
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.2
$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$232
$4008
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
99
😀 Quality of life
49
100
🏙️ Population
1.34M
5.45M

The cost of living in Makassar is 80% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8505th and 649th ($523 vs $2640) 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Makassar ranked 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6737th and 3rd 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
$2.84
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.7
$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$7.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$434
$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.94%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1522
$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$597
$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.5
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.13
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.5
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.94
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.92
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.71
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.4
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4103
$19140

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$502
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$519
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$507
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$588
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$549
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$598
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$402
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$449
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$459
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$568
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$834
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$489
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1134
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$547
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$470
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$531
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$470
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$445
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$512
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$457
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$551
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$520
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$513
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$413
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$384
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$409
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$513
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$440
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$447
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$456
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$445
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$524
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$447
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$502
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$409
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$422
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$488
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$445
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$578

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$2181
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$2292
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1888
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1599
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1568
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1678
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1364
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2019
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1747
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1184
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1667
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1662
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2471
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1813
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2297
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2140
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1725
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1706
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1362
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1639
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1736
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1662
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1674
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1681
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$2308
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1768
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1728
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1738
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2065
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1673
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$1697
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$1798
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$2058
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1464
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1710