Honiara vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3098
$1121
🏠 One person rent
$916
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$1465
$372
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$33
$33.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$166
$215
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
6
46
😀 Quality of life
47
61
🏙️ Population
84.5K
1.34M

The cost of living in Honiara is 209% more expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 3988th and 8746th ($1502 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th 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 8th in Indonesia, while ranked 7012th and 5739th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Makassar

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Honiara Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.81
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$8.92
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.4
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1039
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1137
$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.53%
5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1359
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$9.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.58
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$5.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.33
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$22.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.13
$2.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$0.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$0.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.11
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.4
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$3.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.6
$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.1
$95.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2879
$3858

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$2020
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$2036
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$562
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$546
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$1851
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1844
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$1911
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1851
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$2015
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1642
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1643
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$526
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1720
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1883
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1838
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1863
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1992
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$680
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$1095
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$714
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$714
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2323
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1825
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2341
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2530
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1720
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$891
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$910
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1499
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1497
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2672
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$492
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1273
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1995
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1855
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2354

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Distance City Cost of living
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$470
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$482
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$468
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$475
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$566
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$510
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$556
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$387
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$427
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$436
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$530
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$780
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$493
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1115
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$511
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$439
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$504
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$450
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$421
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$499
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$437
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$520
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$507
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$500
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$402
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$358
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$386
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$501
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$416
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$428
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$419
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$412
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$497
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$423
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$499
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$381
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$400
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$490
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$436
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$640