Honiara vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Honiara	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1502	$3331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3098	$7928
🏠 One person rent	$916	$2072
🏘️ Family rent	$1465	$3682
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$911
🚐 Transport expenses	$33	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$166	$4111
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	6	58
😀 Quality of life	47	85
🏙️ Population	84.5K	351K

The cost of living in Honiara is 55% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 3988th and 79th ($1502 vs $3331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th 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 0.1 months in Honiara compared to 1.2 months in Honolulu. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Honolulu ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 7012th and 433rd 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	$6.81	$23.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$9.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$8.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.55	$4.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$587	$2390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1039	$4305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1137	$3150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$257	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.53%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$8773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$800	$7272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.55	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$6.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.58	$8.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$7.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$5.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$6.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$2.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.33	$4.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.13	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.8	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$2145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2879	$26966

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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

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194