Honiara vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1459
$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2996
$5589
🏠 One person rent
$846
$1325
🏘️ Family rent
$1307
$2490
🍽️ Food expenses
$487
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$576
$4672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
6
100
😀 Quality of life
32
92
🏙️ Population
84.5K
2.3M

The cost of living in Honiara is 35% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 3872nd and 1258th ($1459 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1108th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 7802nd and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$567
$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1242
$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.71%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1467
$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.18
$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.7
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.62
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$22908

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$541
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$1693
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$1700
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$1755
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$1442
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$1303
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$1514
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1615
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$521
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1689
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$1835
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1754
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1925
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$603
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$901
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$596
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$596
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2491
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1877
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2141
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2300
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1635
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$921
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$898
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1523
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1519
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1958
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$459
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1289
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1833
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1815
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2286

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$2084
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$2129
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$1890
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$1865
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$2231
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$2004
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$1960
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$1468
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$2211
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$2145
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$2194
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$2232
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$2177
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$2250
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$2223
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$2075
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$2156