Honiara vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honiara	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1411	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2862	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$843	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$1293	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.5	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$548
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	6	80
😀 Quality of life	32	65
🏙️ Population	84.5K	10.6M

The cost of living in Honiara is 101% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 3836th and 6882nd ($1411 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the Solomon Islands and Indonesia, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 7824th and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Jakarta

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	Honiara	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.04	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$585	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$116	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.72%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1471	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$899	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.08	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.94	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$24	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2702	$8860

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Cities near Honiara

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi	Auki	$1401
1036 km or 644 mi	Luganville	$1946
1253 km or 779 mi	Yaren	$669
1291 km or 802 mi	Port Vila	$1938
1404 km or 872 mi	Port Moresby	$547
1459 km or 906 mi	Lae	$531
1569 km or 975 mi	Paita	$1604
1575 km or 979 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1587 km or 986 mi	Noumea	$1652
1745 km or 1084 mi	Cairns	$1335
1786 km or 1110 mi	Townsville	$1667
1847 km or 1148 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1849 km or 1149 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1879 km or 1167 mi	South Tarawa	$514
1894 km or 1177 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1915 km or 1190 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
2047 km or 1272 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
2060 km or 1280 mi	Caloundra	$1683
2093 km or 1301 mi	Caboolture	$1748
2098 km or 1304 mi	Lautoka	$660
2102 km or 1306 mi	Nadi	$977
2116 km or 1315 mi	Vaiaku	$661
2118 km or 1316 mi	Funafuti	$659
2133 km or 1325 mi	Brisbane	$2016
2158 km or 1341 mi	Ipswich	$1677
2172 km or 1350 mi	Southport	$2067
2177 km or 1353 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
2182 km or 1356 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2216 km or 1377 mi	Suva	$808
2219 km or 1379 mi	Nasinu	$810
2222 km or 1381 mi	Majuro	$1488
2234 km or 1388 mi	Djarrit	$1494
2236 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
2260 km or 1404 mi	Jayapura	$420
2426 km or 1508 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2495 km or 1550 mi	Armidale	$1185
2552 km or 1586 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2743 km or 1705 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2794 km or 1736 mi	Dubbo	$1702
2846 km or 1768 mi	Dee Why	$2099

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506