Honiara vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honiara	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1422	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$832	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$1327	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$469	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.6	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$148	$4181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	6	94
😀 Quality of life	46	96
🏙️ Population	84.5K	2.14M

The cost of living in Honiara is 42% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4292nd and 978th ($1422 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 0.1 months in Honiara compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 7164th and 10th 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	$6.83	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.2	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.54	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$996	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.8	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.69%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1356	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.67	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.53	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.31	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.55	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.5	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.8	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2860	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894