Honiara vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Honiara	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1502	$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3098	$1324
🏠 One person rent	$916	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$1465	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$33	$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$166	$273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	6	76
😀 Quality of life	47	51
🏙️ Population	84.5K	3.01M

The cost of living in Honiara is 189% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 3988th and 8568th ($1502 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 0.5 months in Surabaya. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 7012th and 6634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Surabaya

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	Honiara	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.81	$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.55	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$587	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1039	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1137	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$257	$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.53%	7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$800	$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.55	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.58	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.33	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.13	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.8	$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2879	$8118

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Cities near Honiara

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi	Auki	$1491
1036 km or 644 mi	Luganville	$2020
1253 km or 779 mi	Yaren	$788
1291 km or 802 mi	Port Vila	$2036
1404 km or 872 mi	Port Moresby	$562
1459 km or 906 mi	Lae	$546
1569 km or 975 mi	Paita	$1851
1575 km or 979 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1587 km or 986 mi	Noumea	$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

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$402
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$437
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$386
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$450
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$358
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$428
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$416
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$419
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$381
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$400
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$490
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1115
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$493
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$452
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$457
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$387
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$446
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$458
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$494
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$502
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$468
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$515
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$466
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$376
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$627
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$566
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$516
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$552
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$472
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$469
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$486
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$556
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$470