Honiara vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1419
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2882
$5311
🏠 One person rent
$835
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$1270
$2042
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.3
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$4580
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
6
100
😀 Quality of life
33
93
🏙️ Population
84.5K
2.3M

The cost of living in Honiara is 37% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4205th and 1375th ($1419 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1186th 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 2 months in Houston. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Houston ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 8582nd and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.15
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$6.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$5.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$1397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$997
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1111
$2394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.3
$65.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.52%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1465
$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$932
$1961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.16
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.11
$9.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.78
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$1504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2770
$23708

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$1417
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$1882
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$733
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$1884
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$566
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$548
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1807
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1811
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1878
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1513
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1683
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1482
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1503
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$533
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1595
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1710
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1798
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$596
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$997
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$684
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$683
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2065
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1662
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2140
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2297
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1639
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$836
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$818
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1496
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1502
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2471
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$507
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1184
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1839
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1747
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2181

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$2240
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$2177
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$2216
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$2260
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$2229
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$2094
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$2155
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$2308
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$2376
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$2110
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$2095
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$2209
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$2730
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$2067
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$1828
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$1948
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$2129
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$2020
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$1592
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$1900
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$1993
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$1881
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$1883
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$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2029
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$1975
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1493
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2196
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$2416
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$2148
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$2136
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$2222
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$2188
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2215
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2221
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2210
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2241
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2279
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2233