Honiara vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Honiara	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1502	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3098	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$916	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$1465	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$33	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$166	$4489
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	6	100
😀 Quality of life	47	100
🏙️ Population	84.5K	5.35M

The cost of living in Honiara is 41% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 3988th and 829th ($1502 vs $2543) 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 0.1 months in Honiara compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 7012th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Melbourne

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	Honiara	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.81	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.55	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$587	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1039	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1137	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$257	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.53%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$800	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.55	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.58	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.33	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.13	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.8	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2879	$22313

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Cities near Honiara

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi	Auki	$1491
1036 km or 644 mi	Luganville	$2020
1253 km or 779 mi	Yaren	$788
1291 km or 802 mi	Port Vila	$2036
1404 km or 872 mi	Port Moresby	$562
1459 km or 906 mi	Lae	$546
1569 km or 975 mi	Paita	$1851
1575 km or 979 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1587 km or 986 mi	Noumea	$1911
1745 km or 1084 mi	Cairns	$1851
1786 km or 1110 mi	Townsville	$2015
1847 km or 1148 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1849 km or 1149 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1879 km or 1167 mi	South Tarawa	$526
1894 km or 1177 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1915 km or 1190 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
2047 km or 1272 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
2060 km or 1280 mi	Caloundra	$1863
2093 km or 1301 mi	Caboolture	$1992
2098 km or 1304 mi	Lautoka	$680
2102 km or 1306 mi	Nadi	$1095
2116 km or 1315 mi	Vaiaku	$714
2118 km or 1316 mi	Funafuti	$714
2133 km or 1325 mi	Brisbane	$2323
2158 km or 1341 mi	Ipswich	$1825
2172 km or 1350 mi	Southport	$2341
2177 km or 1353 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
2182 km or 1356 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2216 km or 1377 mi	Suva	$891
2219 km or 1379 mi	Nasinu	$910
2222 km or 1381 mi	Majuro	$1499
2234 km or 1388 mi	Djarrit	$1497
2236 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
2260 km or 1404 mi	Jayapura	$492
2426 km or 1508 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2495 km or 1550 mi	Armidale	$1273
2552 km or 1586 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2743 km or 1705 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2794 km or 1736 mi	Dubbo	$1855
2846 km or 1768 mi	Dee Why	$2354

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132