Guangzhou vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1459
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2996
🏠 One person rent
$333
$846
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1307
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$487
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$32.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$576
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
97
6
😀 Quality of life
75
32
🏙️ Population
18.7M
84.5K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 48% less expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 6602nd and 3872nd ($763 vs $1459) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 2nd in China and the Solomon Islands, respectively. Check China vs the Solomon Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Honiara. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Honiara ranked 1st in the Solomon Islands, while ranked 1036th and 7802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Honiara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
15.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$1467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$8.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$4.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$91.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$3.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$2764

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Honiara

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