Dhaka vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$2882
🏠 One person rent	$141	$835
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$1270
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$460
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$172
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	6
😀 Quality of life	57	33
🏙️ Population	16.8M	84.5K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 67% less expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 8829th and 4205th ($464 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 6151st and 8582nd 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	$2.14	$7.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$95.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	15.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$932
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$2.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$6.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$7.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$3.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$4.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$4.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$91.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$96.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$2770

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Honiara

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