Honiara vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honiara	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1422	$3241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$7578
🏠 One person rent	$832	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$1327	$3537
🍽️ Food expenses	$469	$870
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.6	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$148	$4156
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	6	58
😀 Quality of life	46	85
🏙️ Population	84.5K	351K

The cost of living in Honiara is 56% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 4292nd and 117th ($1422 vs $3241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 83rd 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 1.3 months in Honolulu. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Honolulu ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 7164th and 438th 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	$6.83	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.2	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$7.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.54	$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$1695
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$4086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$996	$3027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.8	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.69%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1356	$8726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$7721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$86.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.67	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$5.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$6.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.53	$7.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$6.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$2.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.31	$4.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$4.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.55	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.5	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.8	$1887
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2860	$23744

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Cities near Honiara

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi	Auki	$1422
1036 km or 644 mi	Luganville	$2062
1253 km or 779 mi	Yaren	$783
1291 km or 802 mi	Port Vila	$2068
1404 km or 872 mi	Port Moresby	$572
1459 km or 906 mi	Lae	$558
1569 km or 975 mi	Paita	$1865
1575 km or 979 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1587 km or 986 mi	Noumea	$1928
1745 km or 1084 mi	Cairns	$1695
1786 km or 1110 mi	Townsville	$1839
1847 km or 1148 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
1849 km or 1149 mi	Gladstone	$1640
1879 km or 1167 mi	South Tarawa	$538
1894 km or 1177 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
1915 km or 1190 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
2047 km or 1272 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
2060 km or 1280 mi	Caloundra	$1864
2093 km or 1301 mi	Caboolture	$1988
2098 km or 1304 mi	Lautoka	$633
2102 km or 1306 mi	Nadi	$1039
2116 km or 1315 mi	Vaiaku	$714
2118 km or 1316 mi	Funafuti	$718
2133 km or 1325 mi	Brisbane	$2269
2158 km or 1341 mi	Ipswich	$1813
2172 km or 1350 mi	Southport	$2352
2177 km or 1353 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
2182 km or 1356 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
2216 km or 1377 mi	Suva	$879
2219 km or 1379 mi	Nasinu	$857
2222 km or 1381 mi	Majuro	$1507
2234 km or 1388 mi	Djarrit	$1510
2236 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
2260 km or 1404 mi	Jayapura	$506
2426 km or 1508 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2495 km or 1550 mi	Armidale	$1288
2552 km or 1586 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2743 km or 1705 mi	Newcastle	$1997
2794 km or 1736 mi	Dubbo	$1867
2846 km or 1768 mi	Dee Why	$2379

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254