Honiara vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honiara	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1411	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2862	$2916
🏠 One person rent	$843	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$1293	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.5	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$1530
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	6	52
😀 Quality of life	32	67
🏙️ Population	84.5K	791K

The cost of living in Honiara is 33% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 3836th and 5101st ($1411 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 306th in the Solomon Islands and Japan, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 7824th and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Niigata

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	Honiara	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.04	$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$585	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$116	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.72%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1471	$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$899	$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.08	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.94	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$24	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2702	$15118

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Honiara

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi	Auki	$1401
1036 km or 644 mi	Luganville	$1946
1253 km or 779 mi	Yaren	$669
1291 km or 802 mi	Port Vila	$1938
1404 km or 872 mi	Port Moresby	$547
1459 km or 906 mi	Lae	$531
1569 km or 975 mi	Paita	$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

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1004
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1011
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1018
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1029
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1021
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1047
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1024
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1095
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1034
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1076
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1066
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1092
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1035
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$997
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1096
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1050
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1112
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$986
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1069
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1029
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$978
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$980
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1047
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1082
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1008
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$973
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1016
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1038
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1042
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$983
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$985
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1065
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1052