Himeji vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Himeji	Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2561	$3098
🏠 One person rent	$335	$916
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$1465
🍽️ Food expenses	$423	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$33
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2004	$166
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	53 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	61	6
😀 Quality of life	75	47
🏙️ Population	528K	84.5K

The cost of living in Himeji is 35% less expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 5728th and 3988th ($976 vs $1502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 1st in Japan and the Solomon Islands, respectively. Check Japan vs the Solomon Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Himeji compared to 0.1 months in Honiara. Himeji ranked 160th best city to live in Japan vs Honiara ranked 1st in the Solomon Islands, while ranked 1726th and 7012th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Honiara

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	Himeji	Honiara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.38	$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$206	$674
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$1039
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$1137
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.08%	15.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5390	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.7	$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$5.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.8	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$4.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.53	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.45	$4.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$3.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.44	$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.3	$66.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14131	$2879

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Cities near Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$924
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$946
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$934
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1007
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$962
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$946
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$997
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$946
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$957
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1031
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$997
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$989
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1141
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$934
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$1119
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1185
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$984
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$932
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$1122
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$898
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$993
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1012
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$969
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1184
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$885
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$991
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$955
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1010
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$992
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$996
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$988
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$922
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$1251
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$1042

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