Honiara vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1459
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2996
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$846
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$1307
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$487
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$576
$352
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
6
72
😀 Quality of life
32
62
🏙️ Population
84.5K
3.01M

The cost of living in Honiara is 161% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 3872nd and 8199th ($1459 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th 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 Surabaya. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 7802nd and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$567
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1242
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.71%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1467
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$9.91
🚕 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
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$7.02
🍏 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
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.18
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.7
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.62
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$5075

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$3054
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$629
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$2349
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$557
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$541
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1693
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1700
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1755
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1442
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1303
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$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
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1925
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$603
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$901
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$596
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$596
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$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
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1289
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1833
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1815
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2286

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$512
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$495
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$427
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$518
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$388
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$487
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$470
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$507
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$434
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$447
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$550
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$453
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1121
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$892
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$530
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$506
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$512
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$380
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$508
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$517
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$551
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$488
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$503
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$505
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$530
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$596
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$541
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$553
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$419
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$757
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$601
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$577
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$605
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$524
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$522
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$524
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$638
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$515