Busan vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$1411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$2862
🏠 One person rent	$390	$843
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$1293
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$32.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$571
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	6
😀 Quality of life	89	32
🏙️ Population	3.45M	84.5K

The cost of living in Busan is 25% less expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 5092nd and 3836th ($1060 vs $1411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 2.1 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 201st and 7824th 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	$5.69	$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$3.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$585
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	15.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$1471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$899
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$9.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$6.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$6.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$2.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$24
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$2702

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$959
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1075
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$998
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1059
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$924
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$983
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1054
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$995
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$903
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$988
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$989
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$992
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$977
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1059
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$987
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$902
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$880
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$1000
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$979
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$854
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1101
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$964
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$891
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$916
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$916
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$913
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$921
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$919
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$910
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$895
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$992
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$970

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