Honiara vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1425
$2961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$7256
🏠 One person rent
$850
$1873
🏘️ Family rent
$1829
$3753
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$777
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.6
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$4025
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
6
62
😀 Quality of life
35
86
🏙️ Population
84.5K
351K

The cost of living in Honiara is 52% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 3693rd and 153rd ($1425 vs $2961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 128th 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 65th in the United States, while ranked 7770th and 260th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.49
$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.8
$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$7.99
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$1910
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$1535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2264
$3813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1278
$3278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$107
$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.82%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$10099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$784
$8860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$24.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$6.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$6.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.38
$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$6.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$3.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.11
$3.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$5.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.3
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$129
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$32.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$1372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2339
$19011

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1422
1036 km or 644 mi Luganville
$2943
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$744
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$1841
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$537
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$522
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1597
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1597
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1648
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1397
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1249
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1413
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1545
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$491
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1621
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1816
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1881
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$599
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$752
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$574
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$576
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2356
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1785
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2011
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2152
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1552
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$849
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$824
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1316
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1316
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1862
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$446
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1354
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1461
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1404
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$1998

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi East Honolulu
$2735
16 km or 10 mi Pearl
$2506
19 km or 12 mi Waipahu
$2602
24 km or 15 mi Mililani Mauka
$2538
152 km or 94 mi Kahului
$2716
191 km or 118 mi Kauai
$2655
267 km or 166 mi Kailua-Kona
$3169
339 km or 211 mi Hilo
$2340
2149 km or 1335 mi London
$491
3662 km or 2275 mi Djarrit
$1316
3674 km or 2283 mi Majuro
$1316
3836 km or 2383 mi Eureka
$2602
3840 km or 2386 mi Ukiah
$2935
3843 km or 2388 mi Pacifica
$3135
3847 km or 2390 mi Daly
$3133
3848 km or 2391 mi San Bruno
$3147
3849 km or 2392 mi South San Francisco
$3130
3849 km or 2392 mi Millbrae
$3163
3850 km or 2392 mi Windsor
$2898
3852 km or 2393 mi Rohnert Park
$2965
3852 km or 2393 mi San Rafael
$4148
3852 km or 2394 mi Burlingame
$3219
3853 km or 2394 mi Petaluma
$3287
3853 km or 2394 mi Novato
$3195
3854 km or 2395 mi San Francisco
$3729
3855 km or 2395 mi Santa Rosa
$3026
3855 km or 2396 mi San Mateo
$3583
3856 km or 2396 mi Belmont
$3567
3858 km or 2397 mi San Carlos
$3300
3859 km or 2398 mi South Tarawa
$491
3859 km or 2398 mi Foster
$3518
3859 km or 2398 mi Redwood
$3389
3860 km or 2398 mi Monterey
$1614
3860 km or 2399 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
3863 km or 2400 mi Menlo Park
$3313
3864 km or 2401 mi Seaside
$2035
3866 km or 2402 mi Richmond
$3042
3866 km or 2402 mi Palo Alto
$3733
3867 km or 2403 mi San Pablo
$3046
3867 km or 2403 mi Los Altos
$3064