Honiara vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1419
$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2882
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$835
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$1270
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.3
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
6
91
😀 Quality of life
33
81
🏙️ Population
84.5K
1.52M

The cost of living in Honiara is 28% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4205th and 4945th ($1419 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st in the Solomon Islands and Japan, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Honiara compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Kobe ranked 22nd in Japan, while ranked 8582nd and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.15
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1111
$794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.3
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.52%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1465
$4415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$932
$2758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.16
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.11
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.78
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2770
$10723

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$1417
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$1882
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$733
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$1884
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$566
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$548
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1807
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1811
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1878
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1513
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1683
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1482
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1503
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$533
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1595
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1710
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1798
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$596
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$997
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$684
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$683
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2065
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1662
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2140
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2297
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1639
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$836
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$818
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1496
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1502
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2471
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$507
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1184
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1839
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1747
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2181

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079