Brisbane vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$1411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$2862
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$843
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$1293
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$32.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	6
😀 Quality of life	97	32
🏙️ Population	2.71M	84.5K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 43% more expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 1792nd and 3836th ($2016 vs $1411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 0.4 months in Honiara. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Honiara ranked 1st in the Solomon Islands, while ranked 7th and 7824th 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	$13.3	$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$3.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$585
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	15.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$1471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$899
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$9.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$6.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$6.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$2.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$24
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$2702

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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