Canberra vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$1411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$2862
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$843
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$1293
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$32.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	6
😀 Quality of life	84	32
🏙️ Population	381K	84.5K

The cost of living in Canberra is 43% more expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 1768th and 3836th ($2023 vs $1411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 0.4 months in Honiara. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Honiara ranked 1st in the Solomon Islands, while ranked 388th and 7824th 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	$14.1	$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$3.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$585
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	15.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$1471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$899
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$9.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$6.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$6.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$2.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$24
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$2702

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1668
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

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