Honiara vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1422
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2962
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$832
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1327
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$469
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.6
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
6
53
😀 Quality of life
46
71
🏙️ Population
84.5K
9.4M

The cost of living in Honiara is 112% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4292nd and 7431st ($1422 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 80th in the Solomon Islands and China, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Honiara compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 7164th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Ningbo

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Honiara Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.83
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.2
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$511
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$591
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$996
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.8
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.69%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1356
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$839
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.67
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.53
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.31
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.86
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.55
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.8
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2860
$15051

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$1422
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$2062
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$783
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$2068
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$572
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$558
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1865
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1865
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1928
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1695
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$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
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525