Honiara vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honiara	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1411	$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2862	$1353
🏠 One person rent	$843	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$1293	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.5	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	6	17
😀 Quality of life	32	51
🏙️ Population	84.5K	317K

The cost of living in Honiara is 158% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 3836th and 8259th ($1411 vs $547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 7824th and 6197th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Port Moresby

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	Honiara	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.04	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$585	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$116	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.72%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1471	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$899	$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.08	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.94	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$24	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2702	$3751

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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 Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$531
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1335
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$420
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1667
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1411
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1401
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$500
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1617
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$505
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1683
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1748
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2016
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1677
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2067
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$507
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1946
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$502
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1192
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$511
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$501
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1185
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$669
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$503
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$442
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1604
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1652
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681