Honiara vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1425
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$850
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$1829
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.6
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$3776
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
6
100
😀 Quality of life
35
98
🏙️ Population
84.5K
4.53M

The cost of living in Honiara is 40% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 3693rd and 933rd ($1425 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the Solomon Islands and Australia, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 7770th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.49
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.8
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$7
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2264
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1278
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$107
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.82%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$784
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.38
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.11
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.3
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2339
$18868

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$1841
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$537
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$522
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$1597
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1597
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$1648
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1397
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$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
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$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
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$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
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$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
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$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
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$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
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$1903
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$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481