Honiara vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$829
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3098
$1997
🏠 One person rent
$916
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$1465
$709
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$33
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$166
$259
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
6
77
😀 Quality of life
47
64
🏙️ Population
84.5K
1.9M

The cost of living in Honiara is 81% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 3988th and 6643rd ($1502 vs $829) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Solomon Islands and the Philippines, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Honiara compared to 0.3 months in Manila. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Manila ranked 2nd in the Philippines, while ranked 7012th and 5317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Manila

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Honiara Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.81
$5.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.4
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1039
$931
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1137
$483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.53%
7.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1359
$4395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$2588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.58
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$7.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.33
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.13
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.11
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.4
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$7.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.6
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.1
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2879
$12450

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$1851
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$1642
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$526
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$1720
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$1883
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$1838
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$1863
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$1992
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$680
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$1095
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$714
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$714
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$2323
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1825
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2341
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$2530
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$1720
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$891
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$910
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$1499
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1497
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$2672
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$492
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$2132
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$1273
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$1786
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$1995
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$1855
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$2354

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$785
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$555
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$765
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$710
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$650
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$998
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$725
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$485
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$588
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$885
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$581
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$548
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$671
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$693
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$602
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$584
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$512
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$517
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$671
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$505
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$481
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$598
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$491
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$410
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$582
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$624
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$521
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$528
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$465
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