Beijing vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$2862
🏠 One person rent	$575	$843
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$1293
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$32.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$571
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	6
😀 Quality of life	75	32
🏙️ Population	21.9M	84.5K

The cost of living in Beijing is 28% less expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 5387th and 3836th ($1016 vs $1411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and the Solomon Islands, respectively. Check China vs the Solomon Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.4 months in Honiara. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Honiara ranked 1st in the Solomon Islands, while ranked 989th and 7824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Honiara

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	Beijing	Honiara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$3.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$585
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	15.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$899
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$9.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$6.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$6.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$2.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$24
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$2702

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

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