Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 100.0% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
|
$5.99
SBD50.26
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
$14.99
SBD125.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
$1.40
SBD11.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
$1.20
SBD10.05
|
|
pay 98.8% more for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
$1.36
SBD11.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
$9.08
SBD76.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
$4.72
SBD39.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
$4.89
SBD41.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
$3.67
SBD30.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
$1.22
SBD10.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
$4.44
SBD37.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
$1.56
SBD13.07
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
$0.94
SBD7.86
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
$1.52
SBD12.77
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
$5.23
SBD43.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
$29.97
SBD251.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
$10.79
SBD90.46
|
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pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Jakarta
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
$539.52
SBD4,523.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
$629.44
SBD5,276.94
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
$550.10
SBD4,611.78
|
|
pay 56.8% less for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
$95.91
SBD804.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
$2,757.54
SBD23,118.04
|
|
pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
$3.80
SBD31.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
$3.84
SBD32.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
$3.30
SBD27.64
|
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pay 17.8% more for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
$20.30
SBD170.20
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
$89.92
SBD753.85
|
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|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
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