Honiara vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1419
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2882
$1206
🏠 One person rent
$835
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$1270
$408
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.3
$40.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$232
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
6
45
😀 Quality of life
33
49
🏙️ Population
84.5K
1.34M

The cost of living in Honiara is 171% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 4205th and 8505th ($1419 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 0.1 months in Honiara compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Makassar ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 8582nd and 6737th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.15
$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$8.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$3.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1111
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$43.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.3
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.52%
5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1465
$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$932
$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$2.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$4.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.16
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$23.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.11
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.78
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$0.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$2.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$1.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$71.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2770
$4103

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$1882
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$733
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$1884
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$566
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$548
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1807
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1811
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1878
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1513
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1683
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1482
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1503
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$533
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1595
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1710
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1798
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$596
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$997
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$684
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$683
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2065
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1662
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2140
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2297
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1639
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$836
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$818
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1496
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1502
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2471
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$507
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1184
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1839
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1747
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2181

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Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$502
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$519
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$499
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$507
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$588
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$549
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$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