Busan vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$1459
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$2996
🏠 One person rent
$395
$846
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$1307
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$487
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$32.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$576
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
6
😀 Quality of life
89
32
🏙️ Population
3.45M
84.5K

The cost of living in Busan is 23% less expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 4837th and 3872nd ($1122 vs $1459) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Honiara. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Honiara ranked 1st in the Solomon Islands, while ranked 181st and 7802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Busan Honiara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$1242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
15.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$1467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$8.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$4.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$91.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$2764

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

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Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi Auki
$1464
1036 km or 644 mi Luganville
$3054
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$629
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$2349
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$557
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$541
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1693
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1700
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1755
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1442
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1303
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1514
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1615
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$521
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1689
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1754
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1925
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$603
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$901
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$596
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$596
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2491
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1877
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2141
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2300
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1635
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$921
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$898
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1523
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1519
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1958
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$459
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1289
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1833
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1815
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2286