Honiara vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1422
$1507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2962
$2955
🏠 One person rent
$832
$960
🏘️ Family rent
$1327
$1421
🍽️ Food expenses
$469
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.6
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$421
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
6
1
😀 Quality of life
46
40
🏙️ Population
84.5K
30K

The cost of living in Honiara is 6% less expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 4292nd and 4040th ($1422 vs $1507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 2nd in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 7164th and 7885th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Majuro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.83
$12.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.2
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$4.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$511
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$591
$747
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$1271
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$996
$1077
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.8
$70.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.69%
11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1356
$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$839
$990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.67
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.53
$4.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.31
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.86
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.55
$5.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.8
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2860
$3548

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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 Majuro

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi Djarrit
$1510
658 km or 409 mi South Tarawa
$538
974 km or 605 mi Yaren
$783
1943 km or 1208 mi Vaiaku
$714
1944 km or 1208 mi Funafuti
$718
2115 km or 1314 mi Auki
$1422
2222 km or 1381 mi Honiara
$1422
2553 km or 1587 mi Luganville
$2062
2779 km or 1727 mi Port Vila
$2068
2828 km or 1757 mi Lautoka
$633
2846 km or 1769 mi Nadi
$1039
2905 km or 1805 mi Nasinu
$857
2909 km or 1808 mi Manase
$790
2910 km or 1808 mi Suva
$879
2923 km or 1816 mi Saipan
$1415
2977 km or 1850 mi Dededo
$2401
2980 km or 1852 mi Apia
$791
2985 km or 1855 mi Hagatna
$3009
3100 km or 1926 mi Lae
$558
3244 km or 2016 mi Port Moresby
$572
3290 km or 2045 mi Paita
$1865
3291 km or 2045 mi Dumbea
$1865
3304 km or 2053 mi Noumea
$1928
3466 km or 2154 mi Nukualofa
$1035
3475 km or 2159 mi Mua
$1033
3509 km or 2181 mi London
$539
3550 km or 2206 mi Kauai
$2821
3554 km or 2209 mi Jayapura
$506
3663 km or 2276 mi Waipahu
$2700
3668 km or 2279 mi Pearl
$2610
3668 km or 2279 mi Mililani Mauka
$2643
3674 km or 2283 mi Honolulu
$3241
3687 km or 2291 mi East Honolulu
$2925
3794 km or 2357 mi Kahului
$3147
3798 km or 2360 mi Kailua-Kona
$3544
3869 km or 2404 mi Cairns
$1695
3891 km or 2418 mi Hilo
$2467
3968 km or 2466 mi Townsville
$1839
4040 km or 2510 mi Melekeok
$1176
4041 km or 2511 mi Ngerulmud
$1175