Honiara vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honiara	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1411	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2862	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$843	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1293	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.5	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$326
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	6	74
😀 Quality of life	32	63
🏙️ Population	84.5K	3.01M

The cost of living in Honiara is 157% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 3836th and 8233rd ($1411 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 7824th and 4691st 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	$7.04	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$585	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$116	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.72%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1471	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$899	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.08	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.94	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$24	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2702	$5490

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Honiara

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi	Auki	$1401
1036 km or 644 mi	Luganville	$1946
1253 km or 779 mi	Yaren	$669
1291 km or 802 mi	Port Vila	$1938
1404 km or 872 mi	Port Moresby	$547
1459 km or 906 mi	Lae	$531
1569 km or 975 mi	Paita	$1604
1575 km or 979 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1587 km or 986 mi	Noumea	$1652
1745 km or 1084 mi	Cairns	$1335
1786 km or 1110 mi	Townsville	$1667
1847 km or 1148 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1849 km or 1149 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1879 km or 1167 mi	South Tarawa	$514
1894 km or 1177 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1915 km or 1190 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
2047 km or 1272 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
2060 km or 1280 mi	Caloundra	$1683
2093 km or 1301 mi	Caboolture	$1748
2098 km or 1304 mi	Lautoka	$660
2102 km or 1306 mi	Nadi	$977
2116 km or 1315 mi	Vaiaku	$661
2118 km or 1316 mi	Funafuti	$659
2133 km or 1325 mi	Brisbane	$2016
2158 km or 1341 mi	Ipswich	$1677
2172 km or 1350 mi	Southport	$2067
2177 km or 1353 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
2182 km or 1356 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2216 km or 1377 mi	Suva	$808
2219 km or 1379 mi	Nasinu	$810
2222 km or 1381 mi	Majuro	$1488
2234 km or 1388 mi	Djarrit	$1494
2236 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
2260 km or 1404 mi	Jayapura	$420
2426 km or 1508 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2495 km or 1550 mi	Armidale	$1185
2552 km or 1586 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2743 km or 1705 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2794 km or 1736 mi	Dubbo	$1702
2846 km or 1768 mi	Dee Why	$2099

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508