Honiara vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1459
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2996
$1228
🏠 One person rent
$846
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$1307
$438
🍽️ Food expenses
$487
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$576
$251
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
6
45
😀 Quality of life
32
56
🏙️ Population
84.5K
1.34M

The cost of living in Honiara is 178% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 3872nd and 8488th ($1459 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 35th 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 0.5 months in Makassar. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 7802nd and 5769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$9.98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$3.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$567
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1242
$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.71%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1467
$1650
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.18
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.7
$1.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.62
$2.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$89.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$3666

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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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Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$515
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$534
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$509
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$516
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$601
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$577
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$638
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$380
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$488
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$503
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$620
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$892
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$530
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1121
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$592
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$505
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$533
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$518
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$465
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$511
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$495
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$558
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$521
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$512
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$512
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$388
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$427
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$511
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$470
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$487
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$507
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$463
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$560
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$467
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$535
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$434
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$447
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$550
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$453
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$572