Honiara vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1425
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$850
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$1829
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.6
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$2275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
6
91
😀 Quality of life
35
96
🏙️ Population
84.5K
1.52M

The cost of living in Honiara is 32% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 3693rd and 4822nd ($1425 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th 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 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 2.1 months in Kobe. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 7770th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.49
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.8
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2264
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1278
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$107
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.82%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$784
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.38
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.11
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.3
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2339
$9012

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$1422
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$2943
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$744
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$1841
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$537
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$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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$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015