Honiara vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1425
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$991
🏠 One person rent
$850
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$1829
$180
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.6
$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$286
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
6
38
😀 Quality of life
35
40
🏙️ Population
84.5K
1.54M

The cost of living in Honiara is 211% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 3693rd and 8738th ($1425 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th 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 0.6 months in Palembang. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Palembang ranked 28th in Indonesia, while ranked 7770th and 7235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.49
$1.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.8
$8.82
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$2.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$3.94
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2264
$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1278
$102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$107
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.82%
8.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$784
$749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$4.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.38
$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.11
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$1.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.3
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$2.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$1.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$34
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2339
$8156

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$522
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$1597
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$1648
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$1397
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$1249
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$1413
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$1545
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$491
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$1621
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$1756
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$1843
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1816
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$1881
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$599
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$752
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$574
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$576
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$2356
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1785
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2011
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2152
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1552
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$849
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$824
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1316
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1316
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1862
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$446
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$1481
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$1354
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$1688
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$1461
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$1404
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$1998

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$450
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$479
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$476
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$493
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$422
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$364
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$521
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$493
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$512
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$573
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$545
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$718
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$511
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$552
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$393
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$585
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$480
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$2733
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$3007
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$547
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$623
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$500
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$558
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$913
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$512
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$609
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$610
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$495
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$444
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$611
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$390
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$554
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$442
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$602
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$426
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$478
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$479
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$474
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$545
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$480