Honiara vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1459
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2996
$2135
🏠 One person rent
$846
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$1307
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$487
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$576
$1450
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
6
93
😀 Quality of life
32
76
🏙️ Population
84.5K
1.98M

The cost of living in Honiara is 64% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 3872nd and 6160th ($1459 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the Solomon Islands and Malaysia, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 7802nd and 883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Kuala Lumpur

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Honiara Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$4.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$567
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1242
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.71%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1467
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$1425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$9.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.18
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.7
$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.62
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$9485

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$1464
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$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

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$738
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$732
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$687
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$571
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$617
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$729
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$630
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$699
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$673
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$752
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$585
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$670
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$518
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$750
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$759
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$745
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$579
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$671
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$590
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$669
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$709
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
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$3168
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$2852
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$519
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$604
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$503
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$523
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$563
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$594
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$490
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$561
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$742