Honiara vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Honiara	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1502	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3098	$2901
🏠 One person rent	$916	$583
🏘️ Family rent	$1465	$965
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$33	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$166	$1673
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	6	45
😀 Quality of life	47	76
🏙️ Population	84.5K	4.7M

The cost of living in Honiara is 24% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 3988th and 4730th ($1502 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Solomon Islands and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Honiara compared to 1.4 months in Jeddah. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7012th and 1324th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Jeddah

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	Honiara	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.81	$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.55	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$587	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$415
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1039	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1137	$732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$257	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.53%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$800	$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.55	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.58	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.33	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$4.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.13	$6.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.8	$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$91.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$56
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2879	$8743

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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 Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1031
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$976
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1164
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$890
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$873
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$871
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$919
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$483
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$834
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$484
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$864
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1124
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$513
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$350
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$475
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$938
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$738
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$947
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$481
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1036
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$379
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$439
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$334
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1628
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$338
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$532
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$476
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$748
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$429
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$476
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$375
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$753
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$803
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$478