Honiara vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1425
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$850
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$1829
$949
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.6
$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$538
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
6
73
😀 Quality of life
35
65
🏙️ Population
84.5K
1.85M

The cost of living in Honiara is 82% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 3693rd and 6438th ($1425 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 7770th and 4458th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.49
$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.8
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2264
$1482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1278
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$107
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.82%
7.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$4033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$784
$2881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.38
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$7.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.11
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.3
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$557
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2339
$14747

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$1841
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$537
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$522
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$1597
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$1597
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$1648
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$1397
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$1249
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$1413
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1545
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$491
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1621
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$1756
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1816
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$1881
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$599
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$752
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$574
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$576
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$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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$673
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$804
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$792
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$759
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Malabon
$697
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$842
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$738
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$491
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$817
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$860
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$519
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$550
15 km or 9.3 mi Paranaque
$640
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$682
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$592
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$590
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$568
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$534
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$681
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$496
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$523
28 km or 17 mi San Pedro
$577
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$497
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$441
31 km or 19 mi Binan
$511
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$610
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$619
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$540
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$584
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$483
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$596
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$529
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$522
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$419
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$660
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$476
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$490
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$614
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$519
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$371