Busan vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2785
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$427
$916
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$1465
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$33
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2425
$166
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
6
😀 Quality of life
91
47
🏙️ Population
3.45M
84.5K

The cost of living in Busan is 28% less expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 5063rd and 3988th ($1084 vs $1502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in South Korea and the Solomon Islands, respectively. Check South Korea vs the Solomon Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.1 months in Honiara. Busan ranked 3rd best city to live in South Korea vs Honiara ranked 1st in the Solomon Islands, while ranked 120th and 7012th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Honiara

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Busan Honiara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.62
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$674
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1039
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$1137
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
15.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9604
$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7017
$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$5.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$4.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.99
$3.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$66.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17592
$2879

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21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$1014
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1013
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$992
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$946
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$957
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$982
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$974
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$899
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$943
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$924
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1051
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$992
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$964
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$955
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$954
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$914
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$887
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$973
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$930
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$892
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$883
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$919
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$931
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$771
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$957
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$961
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$885
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$914
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$907
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$928
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$901
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$898
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$890
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$881
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$905
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$922

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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