Honiara vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1419
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2882
$1981
🏠 One person rent
$835
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$1270
$718
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.3
$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$976
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
6
29
😀 Quality of life
33
49
🏙️ Population
84.5K
6.17M

The cost of living in Honiara is 84% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4205th and 6772nd ($1419 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in the Solomon Islands and China, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Honiara compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Maoming ranked 141st in China, while ranked 8582nd and 6717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.15
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1111
$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$42.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.3
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.52%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1465
$4664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$932
$2843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$2.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.16
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.11
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.78
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$9.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2770
$16634

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$1417
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$1882
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$733
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$1884
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$566
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$548
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1807
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1811
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1878
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1513
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1683
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1482
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1503
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$533
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1595
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1710
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1798
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$596
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$997
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$684
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$683
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2065
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1662
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2140
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2297
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1639
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$836
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$818
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1496
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1502
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2471
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$507
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1184
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1839
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1747
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2181

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Distance City Cost of living
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$780
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$790
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$892
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$726
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$816
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$652
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$677
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$827
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$809
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$693
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$794
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$590
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$829
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$518
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$579
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$589
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1746
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$662
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$598
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$758
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$552
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$766
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$777
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$662
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$574
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$878
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2718
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2414
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$568
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$765
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$551
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$608
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$559
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$546
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$758
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$818
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$574
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$562
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$766
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$941