Honiara vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1459
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2996
$1616
🏠 One person rent
$846
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1307
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$487
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$576
$227
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
6
59
😀 Quality of life
32
52
🏙️ Population
84.5K
1.62M

The cost of living in Honiara is 165% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 3872nd and 8266th ($1459 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd 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 0.4 months in Semarang. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 7802nd and 6095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$13.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$567
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1242
$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.71%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1467
$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.18
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.7
$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.62
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$48.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$2166

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$2349
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$557
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$541
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$1693
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$1700
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$1755
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$1442
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$1303
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$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
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$1925
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$603
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$901
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$596
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$596
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$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
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$1913
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$1289
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$1661
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$1833
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$1815
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2286

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Distance City Cost of living
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$447
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$434
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$506
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$453
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$512
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$507
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$508
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$487
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$551
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$517
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$470
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$512
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$401
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$427
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$558
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$388
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$495
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$571
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$530
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$518
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$596
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$541
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$553
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$419
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$757
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$577
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$605
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$524
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$522
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$1121
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$892
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$530
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$378
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$438
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$503
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$488
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$380
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$505
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$420
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$458