Honiara vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1422
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2962
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$832
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1327
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$469
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.6
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
6
80
😀 Quality of life
46
87
🏙️ Population
84.5K
2.72M

The cost of living in Honiara is 42% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4292nd and 5666th ($1422 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in the Solomon Islands and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Honiara compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 7164th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Kaohsiung

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Honiara Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.83
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.2
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$511
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$591
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$996
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.8
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.69%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1356
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$839
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.67
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.53
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.31
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.86
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.55
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.8
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2860
$11481

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Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi Auki
$1422
1036 km or 644 mi Luganville
$2062
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$783
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$2068
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$572
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$558
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1865
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1865
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1928
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1695
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1839
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1635
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1640
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$538
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1727
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1864
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1988
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$633
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$1039
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$714
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$718
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2269
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1813
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2352
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2528
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1766
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$879
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$857
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1507
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1510
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2703
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$506
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1288
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1997
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1867
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2379

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610