Brisbane vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$3098
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$916
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$1465
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$33
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$166
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	6
😀 Quality of life	97	47
🏙️ Population	2.71M	84.5K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 55% more expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 1241st and 3988th ($2323 vs $1502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and the Solomon Islands, respectively. Check Australia vs the Solomon Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.1 months in Honiara. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Honiara ranked 1st in the Solomon Islands, while ranked 3rd and 7012th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Honiara

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	Brisbane	Honiara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$674
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$1039
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$1137
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	15.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$5.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$4.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$4.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$66.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$2879

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Honiara

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi	Auki	$1491
1036 km or 644 mi	Luganville	$2020
1253 km or 779 mi	Yaren	$788
1291 km or 802 mi	Port Vila	$2036
1404 km or 872 mi	Port Moresby	$562
1459 km or 906 mi	Lae	$546
1569 km or 975 mi	Paita	$1851
1575 km or 979 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1587 km or 986 mi	Noumea	$1911
1745 km or 1084 mi	Cairns	$1851
1786 km or 1110 mi	Townsville	$2015
1847 km or 1148 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1849 km or 1149 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1879 km or 1167 mi	South Tarawa	$526
1894 km or 1177 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1915 km or 1190 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
2047 km or 1272 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
2060 km or 1280 mi	Caloundra	$1863
2093 km or 1301 mi	Caboolture	$1992
2098 km or 1304 mi	Lautoka	$680
2102 km or 1306 mi	Nadi	$1095
2116 km or 1315 mi	Vaiaku	$714
2118 km or 1316 mi	Funafuti	$714
2133 km or 1325 mi	Brisbane	$2323
2158 km or 1341 mi	Ipswich	$1825
2172 km or 1350 mi	Southport	$2341
2177 km or 1353 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
2182 km or 1356 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2216 km or 1377 mi	Suva	$891
2219 km or 1379 mi	Nasinu	$910
2222 km or 1381 mi	Majuro	$1499
2234 km or 1388 mi	Djarrit	$1497
2236 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
2260 km or 1404 mi	Jayapura	$492
2426 km or 1508 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2495 km or 1550 mi	Armidale	$1273
2552 km or 1586 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2743 km or 1705 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2794 km or 1736 mi	Dubbo	$1855
2846 km or 1768 mi	Dee Why	$2354