Bali vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bali	Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$1459
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3559	$2996
🏠 One person rent	$705	$846
🏘️ Family rent	$2302	$1307
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.9	$32.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$576
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	36	6
😀 Quality of life	55	32
🏙️ Population	4.36M	84.5K

The cost of living in Bali is 23% less expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 4844th and 3872nd ($1121 vs $1459) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Indonesia and the Solomon Islands, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the Solomon Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bali compared to 0.4 months in Honiara. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Honiara ranked 1st in the Solomon Islands, while ranked 5819th and 7802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Honiara

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	Bali	Honiara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$572	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3170	$1242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1937	$873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.8	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	15.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$1467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.77	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.23	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.5	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$8.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$4.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.33	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.27	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.51	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.9	$91.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.61	$3.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8739	$2764

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$892
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$530
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$380
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$518
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$495
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$388
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$558
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$512
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$470
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$487
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$507
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$601
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$434
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$447
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$550
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$506
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$524
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$508
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$512
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$515
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$517
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$551
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$571
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$534
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$530
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$638
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$596
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$509
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$541
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$620
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$553
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$419
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$757
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$577

Cities near Honiara

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi	Auki	$1464
1036 km or 644 mi	Luganville	$3054
1253 km or 779 mi	Yaren	$629
1291 km or 802 mi	Port Vila	$2349
1404 km or 872 mi	Port Moresby	$557
1459 km or 906 mi	Lae	$541
1569 km or 975 mi	Paita	$1693
1575 km or 979 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1587 km or 986 mi	Noumea	$1755
1745 km or 1084 mi	Cairns	$1442
1786 km or 1110 mi	Townsville	$1303
1847 km or 1148 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
1849 km or 1149 mi	Gladstone	$1615
1879 km or 1167 mi	South Tarawa	$521
1894 km or 1177 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
1915 km or 1190 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
2047 km or 1272 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
2060 km or 1280 mi	Caloundra	$1754
2093 km or 1301 mi	Caboolture	$1925
2098 km or 1304 mi	Lautoka	$603
2102 km or 1306 mi	Nadi	$901
2116 km or 1315 mi	Vaiaku	$596
2118 km or 1316 mi	Funafuti	$596
2133 km or 1325 mi	Brisbane	$2491
2158 km or 1341 mi	Ipswich	$1877
2172 km or 1350 mi	Southport	$2141
2177 km or 1353 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
2182 km or 1356 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
2216 km or 1377 mi	Suva	$921
2219 km or 1379 mi	Nasinu	$898
2222 km or 1381 mi	Majuro	$1523
2234 km or 1388 mi	Djarrit	$1519
2236 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
2260 km or 1404 mi	Jayapura	$459
2426 km or 1508 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2495 km or 1550 mi	Armidale	$1289
2552 km or 1586 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2743 km or 1705 mi	Newcastle	$1833
2794 km or 1736 mi	Dubbo	$1815
2846 km or 1768 mi	Dee Why	$2286