Honiara vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1422
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2962
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$832
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1327
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$469
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.6
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
6
94
😀 Quality of life
46
89
🏙️ Population
84.5K
4.05M

The cost of living in Honiara is 28% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4292nd and 5023rd ($1422 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the Solomon Islands and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Honiara compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 7164th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs New Taipei

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Honiara New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.83
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$511
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$591
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$996
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.8
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.69%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1356
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$839
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.67
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.53
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.31
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.86
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.55
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.8
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2860
$18576

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$783
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$2068
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$572
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$558
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1865
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1865
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$1928
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1695
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$1839
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1635
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1640
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$538
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1727
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1864
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1988
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$633
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$1039
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$714
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$718
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2269
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1813
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2352
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2528
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1766
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$879
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$857
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1507
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1510
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2703
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$506
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1288
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1997
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1867
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2379

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602