Honiara vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1422
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2962
$1386
🏠 One person rent
$832
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$1327
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$469
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.6
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$305
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
6
76
😀 Quality of life
46
65
🏙️ Population
84.5K
3.01M

The cost of living in Honiara is 159% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4292nd and 8392nd ($1422 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 7164th and 5172nd 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
$6.83
$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.2
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$511
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$591
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$996
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.8
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.69%
7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1356
$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$839
$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.67
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.53
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.31
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.86
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.55
$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.8
$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2860
$9112

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$1422
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$2062
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$783
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$2068
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$572
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$558
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1865
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1865
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1928
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1695
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1839
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1635
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1640
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$538
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1727
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1864
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1988
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$633
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$1039
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$714
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$718
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2269
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1813
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2352
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2528
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1766
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$879
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$857
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1507
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1510
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2703
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$506
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1288
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1997
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1867
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2379

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$419
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$459
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$408
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$476
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$379
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$453
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$439
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$445
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$405
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$424
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$499
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1175
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$822
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$496
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$474
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$478
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$409
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$470
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$478
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$515
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$461
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$536
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$464
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$502
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$556
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$467
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$391
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$684
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$593
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$536
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$609
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$488
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$487
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$510
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$588
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$493