Honiara vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honiara	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1422	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$2405
🏠 One person rent	$832	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$1327	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$469	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.6	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$148	$1414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	6	70
😀 Quality of life	46	75
🏙️ Population	84.5K	720K

The cost of living in Honiara is 56% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 4292nd and 6268th ($1422 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 798th 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 0.1 months in Honiara compared to 1.6 months in Okayama. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Okayama ranked 112th in Japan, while ranked 7164th and 1654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Okayama

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	Honiara	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.2	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.54	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$996	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.8	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.69%	2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1356	$6821
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.67	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.53	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$30.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.31	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.55	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.5	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.8	$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2860	$12437

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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	$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

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$920
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1080
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$958
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$929
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$959
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$959
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$941
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$934
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1024
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$907
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1011
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$906
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1128
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1188
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1069
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1001
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$982
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1153
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1024
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$944
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$970
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$913
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$939
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$948
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1011
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1302
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$957
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1006
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$898
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$954
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1313
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1066
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1253
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$932
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1453
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1562
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1554