Honiara vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1425
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$2207
🏠 One person rent
$850
$403
🏘️ Family rent
$1829
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.6
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$1428
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
6
72
😀 Quality of life
35
61
🏙️ Population
84.5K
4.43M

The cost of living in Honiara is 57% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 3693rd and 5921st ($1425 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Solomon Islands and South Africa, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 7770th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.49
$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.8
$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2264
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1278
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$107
$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.82%
11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$784
$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.38
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.11
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2339
$4829

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$2943
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$744
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$1841
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$537
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$522
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1597
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1597
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1648
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1397
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1249
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1413
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1545
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$491
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1621
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1816
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1881
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$599
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$752
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$574
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$576
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2356
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1785
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2011
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2152
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1552
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$849
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$824
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1316
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1316
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1862
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$446
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1354
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1461
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1404
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$1998

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Distance City Cost of living
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$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952