Honiara vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Honiara	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1502	$1499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3098	$2914
🏠 One person rent	$916	$962
🏘️ Family rent	$1465	$1413
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$33	$41.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$166	$443
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	6	1
😀 Quality of life	47	40
🏙️ Population	84.5K	30K

The cost of living in Honiara is 0.2% more expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 3988th and 4002nd ($1502 vs $1499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Solomon Islands and the Marshall Islands, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs the Marshall Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Honiara compared to 0.3 months in Majuro. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 7012th and 7874th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Majuro

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	Honiara	Majuro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.81	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$4.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.55	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$587	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1039	$1229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1137	$1076
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$257	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.53%	11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$1436
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$800	$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.55	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.58	$5.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$8.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.33	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.13	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.8	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2879	$3021

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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 Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1497
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$526
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$788
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$714
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1491
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1502
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$2020
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$680
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$1095
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$910
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$790
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$891
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1435
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2409
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$789
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$3243
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$546
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$562
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1851
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1844
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1911
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1033
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$526
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2888
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$492
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2760
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2649
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3331
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3302
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1851
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2463
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$2015
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1174
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1173