Makassar vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Makassar	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$525	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1236	$4240
🏠 One person rent	$245	$1109
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.9	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$236	$2916
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	17
😀 Quality of life	57	85
🏙️ Population	1.34M	216K

The cost of living in Makassar is 71% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 8440th and 2289th ($525 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 4th in Indonesia and New Zealand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Makassar compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Makassar ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 5631st and 356th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Makassar vs Wellington

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	Makassar	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.05	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.25	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.04	$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.69	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$1097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$369	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.8	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.97%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1536	$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$5940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.58	$99.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.4	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.95	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.93	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.08	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.73	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.9	$68.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4170	$11415

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1253
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1475
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1457
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1144
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1433
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1847
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1418
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1182
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1506
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1652
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1717
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1736
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1709
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1968
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1746
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1435
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1213
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1921
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1242
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1416
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2099
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2539
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2252
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1652
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1824
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1584
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2106
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1604