Hefei vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hefei	Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$670	$1502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1770	$3098
🏠 One person rent	$214	$916
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$1465
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$33
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1012	$166
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	84	6
😀 Quality of life	71	47
🏙️ Population	9.37M	84.5K

The cost of living in Hefei is 55% less expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 7494th and 3988th ($670 vs $1502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 1st 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 1.5 months in Hefei compared to 0.1 months in Honiara. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Honiara ranked 1st in the Solomon Islands, while ranked 3146th and 7012th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Honiara

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	Hefei	Honiara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.65	$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.4	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$674
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$1039
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$1137
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.17%	15.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3568	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1930	$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$5.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$4.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.52	$4.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$66.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8681	$2879

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$628
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$624
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$650
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$612
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$653
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$671
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$523
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$602
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$652
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$789
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$587
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$551
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$684
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$644
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$613
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$620
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$635
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$605
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$661
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$657
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$623
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$610
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$644
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$595
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$567
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$627
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$588
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$672
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$636
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$693
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$646
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$531
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$693

Cities near Honiara

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi	Auki	$1491
1036 km or 644 mi	Luganville	$2020
1253 km or 779 mi	Yaren	$788
1291 km or 802 mi	Port Vila	$2036
1404 km or 872 mi	Port Moresby	$562
1459 km or 906 mi	Lae	$546
1569 km or 975 mi	Paita	$1851
1575 km or 979 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1587 km or 986 mi	Noumea	$1911
1745 km or 1084 mi	Cairns	$1851
1786 km or 1110 mi	Townsville	$2015
1847 km or 1148 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1849 km or 1149 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1879 km or 1167 mi	South Tarawa	$526
1894 km or 1177 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1915 km or 1190 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
2047 km or 1272 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
2060 km or 1280 mi	Caloundra	$1863
2093 km or 1301 mi	Caboolture	$1992
2098 km or 1304 mi	Lautoka	$680
2102 km or 1306 mi	Nadi	$1095
2116 km or 1315 mi	Vaiaku	$714
2118 km or 1316 mi	Funafuti	$714
2133 km or 1325 mi	Brisbane	$2323
2158 km or 1341 mi	Ipswich	$1825
2172 km or 1350 mi	Southport	$2341
2177 km or 1353 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
2182 km or 1356 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2216 km or 1377 mi	Suva	$891
2219 km or 1379 mi	Nasinu	$910
2222 km or 1381 mi	Majuro	$1499
2234 km or 1388 mi	Djarrit	$1497
2236 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
2260 km or 1404 mi	Jayapura	$492
2426 km or 1508 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2495 km or 1550 mi	Armidale	$1273
2552 km or 1586 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2743 km or 1705 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2794 km or 1736 mi	Dubbo	$1855
2846 km or 1768 mi	Dee Why	$2354