Dhaka vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$1422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$2962
🏠 One person rent	$152	$832
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$1327
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$32.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$148
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	76	6
😀 Quality of life	57	46
🏙️ Population	16.8M	84.5K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 66% less expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 8803rd and 4292nd ($481 vs $1422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bangladesh and the Solomon Islands, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the Solomon Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.1 months in Honiara. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Honiara ranked 1st in the Solomon Islands, while ranked 6218th and 7164th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Honiara

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	Dhaka	Honiara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$6.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$52.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$2.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$89.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	15.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$1356
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$5.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$4.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$7.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$6.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$4.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$99.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$2860

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307

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