Canberra vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$1502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$3098
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$916
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$1465
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$33
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$166
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	6
😀 Quality of life	85	47
🏙️ Population	381K	84.5K

The cost of living in Canberra is 50% more expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 1373rd and 3988th ($2258 vs $1502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 2 months in Canberra compared to 0.1 months in Honiara. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Honiara ranked 1st in the Solomon Islands, while ranked 438th and 7012th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Honiara

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	Canberra	Honiara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$674
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$1039
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$1137
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	15.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$5.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$4.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$4.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$3.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$66.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$2879

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

Cities near Honiara

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