Brisbane vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$850
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$1829
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$29.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$511
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
6
😀 Quality of life
95
35
🏙️ Population
2.36M
84.5K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 65% more expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 930th and 3693rd ($2356 vs $1425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.4 months in Honiara. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Honiara ranked 1st in the Solomon Islands, while ranked 18th and 7770th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Honiara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$581
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$2264
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$1278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$107
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
15.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$1360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$5.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$9.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$5.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$4.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$3.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$88.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$2339

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Honiara

Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi Auki
$1422
1036 km or 644 mi Luganville
$2943
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$744
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$1841
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$537
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$522
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1597
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1597
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1648
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1397
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1249
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1413
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1545
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$491
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1621
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1816
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1881
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$599
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$752
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$574
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$576
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2356
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1785
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2011
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2152
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1552
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$849
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$824
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1316
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1316
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1862
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$446
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1354
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1461
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1404
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$1998