Honiara vs Hwaseong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Honiara	Hwaseong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1502	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3098	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$916	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$1465	$760
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$33	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$166	$1656
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	6	78
😀 Quality of life	47	73
🏙️ Population	84.5K	1M

The cost of living in Honiara is 44% more expensive than in Hwaseong. Cities ranked 3988th and 5229th ($1502 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th in the Solomon Islands and South Korea, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Honiara compared to 1.6 months in Hwaseong. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Hwaseong ranked 20th in South Korea, while ranked 7012th and 2227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Hwaseong

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	Honiara	Hwaseong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.81	$6.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.55	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$587	$409
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1039	$746
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1137	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$257	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.53%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$13137
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$800	$5451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$41.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.55	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.58	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$6.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$5.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.33	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.13	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.8	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$9.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$48.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2879	$17344

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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 Hwaseong

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Ansan	$1001
24 km or 15 mi	Suwon	$985
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1022
25 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1053
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$943
28 km or 17 mi	Osan	$1019
31 km or 19 mi	Incheon	$1032
32 km or 20 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
32 km or 20 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
33 km or 21 mi	Bucheon	$1090
36 km or 22 mi	Dangjin	$952
37 km or 23 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
39 km or 24 mi	Yongin	$1061
39 km or 24 mi	Siheung	$1313
42 km or 26 mi	Seongnam	$1455
47 km or 29 mi	Gimpo	$1040
47 km or 29 mi	Seoul	$1296
49 km or 31 mi	Gwangju	$1179
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1016
51 km or 32 mi	Goyang	$1052
54 km or 34 mi	Seosan	$917
55 km or 34 mi	Hanam	$1152
55 km or 34 mi	Guri	$1089
56 km or 35 mi	Cheonan	$1128
60 km or 38 mi	Icheon	$1108
63 km or 39 mi	Namyangju	$1094
66 km or 41 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
70 km or 43 mi	Yangju	$894
71 km or 44 mi	Paju	$1010
78 km or 48 mi	Yeoju	$1033
84 km or 52 mi	Dongducheon	$977
86 km or 54 mi	Pocheon	$982
87 km or 54 mi	Kaesong	$1557
89 km or 55 mi	Gongju	$1009
90 km or 56 mi	Cheongju	$865
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$971
95 km or 59 mi	Asan	$997
97 km or 60 mi	Boryeong	$1012
103 km or 64 mi	Wonju	$1062
106 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$852