Gold Coast vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2300
$1459
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5003
$2996
🏠 One person rent
$1512
$846
🏘️ Family rent
$2405
$1307
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$487
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$32.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3406
$576
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
49
6
😀 Quality of life
88
32
🏙️ Population
608K
84.5K

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 58% more expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 1120th and 3872nd ($2300 vs $1459) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.5 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.4 months in Honiara. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Honiara ranked 1st in the Solomon Islands, while ranked 209th and 7802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Gold Coast Honiara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2455
$1242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
15.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9386
$1467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4352
$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$8.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$4.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$91.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$3.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7508
$2764

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2491
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$1958
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1877
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1754
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1635
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1289
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1689
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1615
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1833
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1514
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1815
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2286
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1997
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1732
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2801
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2472
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1674
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1500
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1532
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1748
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2393
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1746
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1303
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1717
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1816
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1397
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1829
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1822
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1805
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1800
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2397
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1758
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1876

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Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi Auki
$1464
1036 km or 644 mi Luganville
$3054
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$629
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$2349
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$557
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$541
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1693
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1700
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1755
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1442
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1303
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1514
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1615
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$521
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1689
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1754
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1925
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$603
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$901
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$596
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$596
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2491
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1877
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2141
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2300
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1635
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$921
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$898
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1523
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1519
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1958
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$459
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1289
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1833
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1815
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2286