Honiara vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1459
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2996
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$846
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$1307
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$487
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$576
$5777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
6
100
😀 Quality of life
32
97
🏙️ Population
84.5K
8.8M

The cost of living in Honiara is 64% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 3872nd and 5th ($1459 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.4 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 7802nd and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$567
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1242
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.71%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1467
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.18
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.62
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$20585

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$1693
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$1755
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$1514
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$1615
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$521
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$1689
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$1835
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$1733
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$1754
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$1925
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$603
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$901
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$596
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$596
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$2491
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1877
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2141
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2300
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$1635
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$921
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$898
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$1523
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1519
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1958
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$459
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$1913
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$1289
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$1661
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$1833
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$1815
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$2286

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$2510
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$3280
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$3002
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$2857
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$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
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$2611
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$2701
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$2414
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$2671
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$2715
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$2165
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$2605
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$2575
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$2733
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$2479
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$2664
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$2722
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$2493
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$2635
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$2622
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$2607
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$2762
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$2590
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$2424
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$2641
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$2778
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$2646
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$2760
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$2732
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$2721
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$2691
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$2454
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$2586
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$2811
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$2578
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$2553
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