Canberra vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$1422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$2962
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$832
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$1327
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$32.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$148
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	6
😀 Quality of life	85	46
🏙️ Population	381K	84.5K

The cost of living in Canberra is 56% more expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 1443rd and 4292nd ($2223 vs $1422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd 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 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.1 months in Honiara. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Honiara ranked 1st in the Solomon Islands, while ranked 479th and 7164th 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	$15.5	$6.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$52.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$2.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$89.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	15.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$1356
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$5.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$7.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$6.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$4.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$99.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$2860

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

Cities near Honiara

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi	Auki	$1422
1036 km or 644 mi	Luganville	$2062
1253 km or 779 mi	Yaren	$783
1291 km or 802 mi	Port Vila	$2068
1404 km or 872 mi	Port Moresby	$572
1459 km or 906 mi	Lae	$558
1569 km or 975 mi	Paita	$1865
1575 km or 979 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1587 km or 986 mi	Noumea	$1928
1745 km or 1084 mi	Cairns	$1695
1786 km or 1110 mi	Townsville	$1839
1847 km or 1148 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
1849 km or 1149 mi	Gladstone	$1640
1879 km or 1167 mi	South Tarawa	$538
1894 km or 1177 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
1915 km or 1190 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
2047 km or 1272 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
2060 km or 1280 mi	Caloundra	$1864
2093 km or 1301 mi	Caboolture	$1988
2098 km or 1304 mi	Lautoka	$633
2102 km or 1306 mi	Nadi	$1039
2116 km or 1315 mi	Vaiaku	$714
2118 km or 1316 mi	Funafuti	$718
2133 km or 1325 mi	Brisbane	$2269
2158 km or 1341 mi	Ipswich	$1813
2172 km or 1350 mi	Southport	$2352
2177 km or 1353 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
2182 km or 1356 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
2216 km or 1377 mi	Suva	$879
2219 km or 1379 mi	Nasinu	$857
2222 km or 1381 mi	Majuro	$1507
2234 km or 1388 mi	Djarrit	$1510
2236 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
2260 km or 1404 mi	Jayapura	$506
2426 km or 1508 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2495 km or 1550 mi	Armidale	$1288
2552 km or 1586 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2743 km or 1705 mi	Newcastle	$1997
2794 km or 1736 mi	Dubbo	$1867
2846 km or 1768 mi	Dee Why	$2379