Honiara vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1425
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$1263
🏠 One person rent
$850
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$1829
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.6
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$348
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
6
72
😀 Quality of life
35
62
🏙️ Population
84.5K
2.89M

The cost of living in Honiara is 173% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 3693rd and 8350th ($1425 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.7 months in Surabaya. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 7770th and 5178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.49
$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.8
$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2264
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1278
$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$107
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.82%
8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$784
$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.38
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.11
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.3
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2339
$5424

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1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$744
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$1841
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$537
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$522
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1597
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1597
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$1648
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1397
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1249
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1413
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1545
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$491
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1621
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1816
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1881
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$599
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$752
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$574
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$576
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$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
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$446
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1354
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1461
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1404
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$1998

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Distance City Cost of living
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$459
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$454
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$403
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$469
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$383
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$439
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$427
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$440
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$383
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$403
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$570
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$427
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$873
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$870
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$546
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$479
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$478
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$361
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$474
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$426
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$495
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$450
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$460
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$512
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$484
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$500
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$547
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$552
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$480
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$393
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$718
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$556
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$545
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$573
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$512
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$493
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$519
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$643
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$506