Canberra vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2019
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4571
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$1242
$835
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$1270
🍽️ Food expenses
$519
$460
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3565
$172
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
6
😀 Quality of life
86
33
🏙️ Population
381K
84.5K

The cost of living in Canberra is 42% more expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 1949th and 4205th ($2019 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 1.8 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 413th and 8582nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Honiara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$7.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.8
$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.5
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.6
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1543
$873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.7
$95.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.01%
15.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7420
$1465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4762
$932
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.15
$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$6.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$7.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$4.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.8
$4.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$91.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1751
$96.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13305
$2770

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$1678
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$1458
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1580
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1568
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1364
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1599
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2292
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1888
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$2640
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2181
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1667
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1747
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1662
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1839
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1813
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1725
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1706
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1736
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1674
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1681
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1362
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2308
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1768
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1728
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1738
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1673
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$2058
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1464
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1184
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1771
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1718
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1786
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1660
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1753
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$2471
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2127
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1639

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Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi Auki
$1417
1036 km or 644 mi Luganville
$1882
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$733
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$1884
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$566
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$548
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1807
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1811
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1878
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1513
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1683
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1482
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1503
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$533
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1595
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1710
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1798
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$596
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$997
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$684
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$683
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2065
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1662
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2140
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2297
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1639
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$836
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$818
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1496
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1502
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2471
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$507
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1184
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1839
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1747
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2181