Auckland vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$1422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2962
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$832
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$1327
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$32.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$148
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	6
😀 Quality of life	89	46
🏙️ Population	1.47M	84.5K

The cost of living in Auckland is 52% more expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 1604th and 4292nd ($2156 vs $1422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in New Zealand and the Solomon Islands, respectively. Check New Zealand vs the Solomon Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.1 months in Honiara. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Honiara ranked 1st in the Solomon Islands, while ranked 240th and 7164th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Honiara

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	Auckland	Honiara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$6.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$52.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$2.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$89.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	15.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$1356
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$5.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$4.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$7.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$6.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$4.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$99.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$2860

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Honiara

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi	Auki	$1422
1036 km or 644 mi	Luganville	$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