Honiara vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honiara	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1411	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2862	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$843	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$1293	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.5	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$3655
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	6	93
😀 Quality of life	32	98
🏙️ Population	84.5K	2.14M

The cost of living in Honiara is 32% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 3836th and 1654th ($1411 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in the Solomon Islands and Australia, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 7824th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Perth

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	Honiara	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.04	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$585	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$116	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.72%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1471	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$899	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.08	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.94	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$24	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2702	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645