Gwangju vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gwangju	Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$1459
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3262	$2996
🏠 One person rent	$485	$846
🏘️ Family rent	$860	$1307
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$32.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2275	$576
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	58	6
😀 Quality of life	83	32
🏙️ Population	1.49M	84.5K

The cost of living in Gwangju is 19% less expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 4654th and 3872nd ($1178 vs $1459) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in South Korea and the Solomon Islands, respectively. Check South Korea vs the Solomon Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gwangju compared to 0.4 months in Honiara. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Honiara ranked 1st in the Solomon Islands, while ranked 411th and 7802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Honiara

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	Gwangju	Honiara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.08	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$3.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.55	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$880	$1242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	15.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8083	$1467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5291	$842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.8	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.36	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.72	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.61	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$37.6	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$8.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$4.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$91.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.1	$3.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1134	$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27402	$2764

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Cities near Gwangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Naju	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Jeongeup	$1000
50 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$1005
57 km or 36 mi	Suncheon	$1027
64 km or 39 mi	Mokpo	$960
71 km or 44 mi	Gimje	$968
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangyang	$999
76 km or 47 mi	Jeonju	$915
82 km or 51 mi	Yeosu	$981
86 km or 54 mi	Iksan	$980
92 km or 57 mi	Gunsan	$1007
106 km or 66 mi	Jinju	$1146
116 km or 72 mi	Nonsan	$1084
127 km or 79 mi	Gyeryong	$999
131 km or 81 mi	Sacheon	$1008
132 km or 82 mi	Asan	$1066
133 km or 82 mi	Boryeong	$1134
138 km or 86 mi	Daejeon	$975
142 km or 88 mi	Tongyeong	$931
145 km or 90 mi	Gongju	$1098
148 km or 92 mi	Masan	$1002
150 km or 93 mi	Sejong	$1043
151 km or 94 mi	Gimcheon	$995
156 km or 97 mi	Geoje	$893
158 km or 98 mi	Changwon	$1083
170 km or 106 mi	Miryang	$992
171 km or 106 mi	Daegu	$1114
171 km or 107 mi	Cheongju	$997
174 km or 108 mi	Gumi	$977
179 km or 111 mi	Sangju	$981
179 km or 111 mi	Gimhae	$901
180 km or 112 mi	Gyeongsan	$1022
184 km or 114 mi	Cheonan	$1222
184 km or 115 mi	Seosan	$1027
188 km or 117 mi	Jeju	$1157
193 km or 120 mi	Busan	$1122
194 km or 120 mi	Yangsan	$973
194 km or 120 mi	Dangjin	$1025
196 km or 122 mi	Mungyeong	$992
203 km or 126 mi	Jeju Island	$1165

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