Honiara vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1411
$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2862
$10033
🏠 One person rent
$843
$2960
🏘️ Family rent
$1293
$5380
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$886
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$5544
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
6
100
😀 Quality of life
32
95
🏙️ Population
84.5K
8.8M

The cost of living in Honiara is 68% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 3836th and 3rd ($1411 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Solomon Islands and the United States, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 7824th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.04
$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$585
$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1228
$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$116
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.72%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$899
$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.54
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.08
$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.94
$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$173
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2702
$21465

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$1938
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$547
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$531
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$1604
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1604
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1652
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1335
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1667
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1411
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1478
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$514
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1557
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1709
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1683
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1748
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$660
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$977
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$661
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$659
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2016
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1677
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2067
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2239
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1504
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$808
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$810
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1488
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1494
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1781
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$420
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1185
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1448
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1702
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2099

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$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
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$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
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$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
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$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
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$3111