Honiara vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honiara	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1411	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2862	$7218
🏠 One person rent	$843	$1911
🏘️ Family rent	$1293	$3660
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.5	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$4236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	6	62
😀 Quality of life	32	86
🏙️ Population	84.5K	351K

The cost of living in Honiara is 53% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 3836th and 151st ($1411 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th in the Solomon Islands and the United States, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Honolulu ranked 79th in the United States, while ranked 7824th and 301st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Honolulu

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	Honiara	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.04	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$8.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$6.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$585	$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$1611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$3723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$3223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$116	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.72%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1471	$8598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$899	$8022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$23.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$5.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$6.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$7.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.08	$4.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.94	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$24	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2702	$19966

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Cities near Honiara

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi	Auki	$1401
1036 km or 644 mi	Luganville	$1946
1253 km or 779 mi	Yaren	$669
1291 km or 802 mi	Port Vila	$1938
1404 km or 872 mi	Port Moresby	$547
1459 km or 906 mi	Lae	$531
1569 km or 975 mi	Paita	$1604
1575 km or 979 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1587 km or 986 mi	Noumea	$1652
1745 km or 1084 mi	Cairns	$1335
1786 km or 1110 mi	Townsville	$1667
1847 km or 1148 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1849 km or 1149 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1879 km or 1167 mi	South Tarawa	$514
1894 km or 1177 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1915 km or 1190 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
2047 km or 1272 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
2060 km or 1280 mi	Caloundra	$1683
2093 km or 1301 mi	Caboolture	$1748
2098 km or 1304 mi	Lautoka	$660
2102 km or 1306 mi	Nadi	$977
2116 km or 1315 mi	Vaiaku	$661
2118 km or 1316 mi	Funafuti	$659
2133 km or 1325 mi	Brisbane	$2016
2158 km or 1341 mi	Ipswich	$1677
2172 km or 1350 mi	Southport	$2067
2177 km or 1353 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
2182 km or 1356 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2216 km or 1377 mi	Suva	$808
2219 km or 1379 mi	Nasinu	$810
2222 km or 1381 mi	Majuro	$1488
2234 km or 1388 mi	Djarrit	$1494
2236 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
2260 km or 1404 mi	Jayapura	$420
2426 km or 1508 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2495 km or 1550 mi	Armidale	$1185
2552 km or 1586 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2743 km or 1705 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2794 km or 1736 mi	Dubbo	$1702
2846 km or 1768 mi	Dee Why	$2099

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159