Honiara vs Matsuyama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Matsuyama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1425
$967
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$850
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$1829
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.6
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$1951
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
6
52
😀 Quality of life
35
69
🏙️ Population
84.5K
507K

The cost of living in Honiara is 47% more expensive than in Matsuyama. Cities ranked 3693rd and 5545th ($1425 vs $967) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 517th in the Solomon Islands and Japan, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 2 months in Matsuyama. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Matsuyama ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 7770th and 3433rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Matsuyama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.49
$6.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.8
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$2.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2264
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1278
$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$107
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.82%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$3659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$784
$2631
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$51.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.38
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$6.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$4.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.11
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.3
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$9.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$54.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2339
$9623

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$1422
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$2943
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$744
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$1841
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$537
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$522
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1597
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1597
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1648
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1397
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1249
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1413
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1545
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$491
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1621
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1816
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1881
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$599
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$752
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$574
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$576
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$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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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Masaki
$903
9.7 km or 6 mi Tobe
$909
10 km or 6.4 mi Iyo
$906
11 km or 6.7 mi Toon
$911
34 km or 21 mi Imabari
$909
39 km or 25 mi Saijo
$919
42 km or 26 mi Ozu
$909
50 km or 31 mi Kure
$907
50 km or 31 mi Niihama
$915
52 km or 32 mi Yawatahama
$906
53 km or 33 mi Etajima
$887
57 km or 36 mi Seiyo
$912
58 km or 36 mi Takehara
$899
58 km or 36 mi Kumano
$889
63 km or 39 mi Iwakuni
$885
63 km or 39 mi Yanai
$881
64 km or 40 mi Kaita
$884
65 km or 40 mi Higashihiroshima
$908
67 km or 42 mi Otake
$885
68 km or 42 mi Hiroshima
$954
68 km or 42 mi Susaki
$941
69 km or 43 mi Ino
$954
70 km or 43 mi Hatsukaichi
$883
70 km or 44 mi Uwajima
$911
72 km or 44 mi Tosa
$951
73 km or 45 mi Mihara
$895
74 km or 46 mi Shikokuchuo
$923
76 km or 47 mi Onomichi
$882
77 km or 48 mi Kochi
$1000
77 km or 48 mi Hikari
$872
85 km or 53 mi Kudamatsu
$860
86 km or 53 mi Nankoku
$956
89 km or 55 mi Kami
$952
89 km or 55 mi Kan'onji
$912
91 km or 57 mi Fukuyama
$907
91 km or 57 mi Konan
$954
92 km or 57 mi Shunan
$850
92 km or 57 mi Fuchu
$879
93 km or 57 mi Mitoyo
$909
93 km or 58 mi Akitakata
$896