Honiara vs Hwaseong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honiara	Hwaseong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1411	$1089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2862	$2924
🏠 One person rent	$843	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$1293	$900
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.5	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$1860
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	6	79
😀 Quality of life	32	72
🏙️ Population	84.5K	941K

The cost of living in Honiara is 30% more expensive than in Hwaseong. Cities ranked 3836th and 4896th ($1411 vs $1089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th 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 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 1.7 months in Hwaseong. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Hwaseong ranked 20th in South Korea, while ranked 7824th and 1941st 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	$7.04	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$3.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$585	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$93.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$116	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.72%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1471	$12862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$899	$5937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$8.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$9.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$27.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$5.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.08	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$5.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.94	$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$6.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$24	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2702	$19142

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Cities near Honiara

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi	Auki	$1401
1036 km or 644 mi	Luganville	$1946
1253 km or 779 mi	Yaren	$669
1291 km or 802 mi	Port Vila	$1938
1404 km or 872 mi	Port Moresby	$547
1459 km or 906 mi	Lae	$531
1569 km or 975 mi	Paita	$1604
1575 km or 979 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1587 km or 986 mi	Noumea	$1652
1745 km or 1084 mi	Cairns	$1335
1786 km or 1110 mi	Townsville	$1667
1847 km or 1148 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1849 km or 1149 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1879 km or 1167 mi	South Tarawa	$514
1894 km or 1177 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1915 km or 1190 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
2047 km or 1272 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
2060 km or 1280 mi	Caloundra	$1683
2093 km or 1301 mi	Caboolture	$1748
2098 km or 1304 mi	Lautoka	$660
2102 km or 1306 mi	Nadi	$977
2116 km or 1315 mi	Vaiaku	$661
2118 km or 1316 mi	Funafuti	$659
2133 km or 1325 mi	Brisbane	$2016
2158 km or 1341 mi	Ipswich	$1677
2172 km or 1350 mi	Southport	$2067
2177 km or 1353 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
2182 km or 1356 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2216 km or 1377 mi	Suva	$808
2219 km or 1379 mi	Nasinu	$810
2222 km or 1381 mi	Majuro	$1488
2234 km or 1388 mi	Djarrit	$1494
2236 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
2260 km or 1404 mi	Jayapura	$420
2426 km or 1508 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2495 km or 1550 mi	Armidale	$1185
2552 km or 1586 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2743 km or 1705 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2794 km or 1736 mi	Dubbo	$1702
2846 km or 1768 mi	Dee Why	$2099

Cities near Hwaseong

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Ansan	$1070
24 km or 15 mi	Suwon	$1022
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1063
25 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$1022
28 km or 17 mi	Osan	$1042
31 km or 19 mi	Incheon	$1092
32 km or 20 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
32 km or 20 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Bucheon	$1163
36 km or 22 mi	Dangjin	$1033
37 km or 23 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
39 km or 24 mi	Yongin	$1127
39 km or 24 mi	Siheung	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Seongnam	$1400
47 km or 29 mi	Gimpo	$1099
47 km or 29 mi	Seoul	$1334
49 km or 31 mi	Gwangju	$1165
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1026
51 km or 32 mi	Goyang	$1171
54 km or 34 mi	Seosan	$1036
55 km or 34 mi	Hanam	$1161
55 km or 34 mi	Guri	$1122
56 km or 35 mi	Cheonan	$1151
60 km or 38 mi	Icheon	$1020
63 km or 39 mi	Namyangju	$1129
66 km or 41 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
70 km or 43 mi	Yangju	$974
71 km or 44 mi	Paju	$1075
78 km or 48 mi	Yeoju	$1026
84 km or 52 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
86 km or 54 mi	Pocheon	$1040
87 km or 54 mi	Kaesong	$1565
89 km or 55 mi	Gongju	$1038
90 km or 56 mi	Cheongju	$936
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1019
95 km or 59 mi	Asan	$1038
97 km or 60 mi	Boryeong	$1063
103 km or 64 mi	Wonju	$1074
106 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900