Honiara vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Honiara	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1425	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3423	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$850	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$1829	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.6	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$511	$6298
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	6	100
😀 Quality of life	35	96
🏙️ Population	84.5K	8.8M

The cost of living in Honiara is 65% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 3693rd and 6th ($1425 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.6 months in New York City. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 7770th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs New York City

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	Honiara	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.49	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.8	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.17	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.46	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$602	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2264	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1278	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$107	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.82%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$784	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.47	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.38	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.99	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.11	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.8	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.93	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.3	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.5	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.6	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2339	$17859

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Cities near Honiara

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi	Auki	$1422
1036 km or 644 mi	Luganville	$2943
1253 km or 779 mi	Yaren	$744
1291 km or 802 mi	Port Vila	$1841
1404 km or 872 mi	Port Moresby	$537
1459 km or 906 mi	Lae	$522
1569 km or 975 mi	Paita	$1597
1575 km or 979 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1587 km or 986 mi	Noumea	$1648
1745 km or 1084 mi	Cairns	$1397
1786 km or 1110 mi	Townsville	$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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028