Honiara vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Honiara	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1502	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3098	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$916	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1465	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$33	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$166	$4370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	6	94
😀 Quality of life	47	96
🏙️ Population	84.5K	2.14M

The cost of living in Honiara is 41% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 3988th and 791st ($1502 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 7012th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Honiara	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.81	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.55	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$587	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1039	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1137	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$257	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.53%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$800	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.55	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.58	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.33	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.13	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.8	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2879	$17749

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Cities near Honiara

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi	Auki	$1491
1036 km or 644 mi	Luganville	$2020
1253 km or 779 mi	Yaren	$788
1291 km or 802 mi	Port Vila	$2036
1404 km or 872 mi	Port Moresby	$562
1459 km or 906 mi	Lae	$546
1569 km or 975 mi	Paita	$1851
1575 km or 979 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1587 km or 986 mi	Noumea	$1911
1745 km or 1084 mi	Cairns	$1851
1786 km or 1110 mi	Townsville	$2015
1847 km or 1148 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1849 km or 1149 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1879 km or 1167 mi	South Tarawa	$526
1894 km or 1177 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1915 km or 1190 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
2047 km or 1272 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
2060 km or 1280 mi	Caloundra	$1863
2093 km or 1301 mi	Caboolture	$1992
2098 km or 1304 mi	Lautoka	$680
2102 km or 1306 mi	Nadi	$1095
2116 km or 1315 mi	Vaiaku	$714
2118 km or 1316 mi	Funafuti	$714
2133 km or 1325 mi	Brisbane	$2323
2158 km or 1341 mi	Ipswich	$1825
2172 km or 1350 mi	Southport	$2341
2177 km or 1353 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
2182 km or 1356 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2216 km or 1377 mi	Suva	$891
2219 km or 1379 mi	Nasinu	$910
2222 km or 1381 mi	Majuro	$1499
2234 km or 1388 mi	Djarrit	$1497
2236 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
2260 km or 1404 mi	Jayapura	$492
2426 km or 1508 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2495 km or 1550 mi	Armidale	$1273
2552 km or 1586 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2743 km or 1705 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2794 km or 1736 mi	Dubbo	$1855
2846 km or 1768 mi	Dee Why	$2354

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913