Honiara vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honiara	Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1411	$1938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2862	$4119
🏠 One person rent	$843	$1222
🏘️ Family rent	$1293	$1983
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.5	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$534
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	6	1
😀 Quality of life	32	35
🏙️ Population	84.5K	49K

The cost of living in Honiara is 27% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 3836th and 2019th ($1411 vs $1938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs Vanuatu comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 0.3 months in Port Vila. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 7824th and 7447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Port Vila

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	Honiara	Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.04	$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$51.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$4.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$585	$1367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$968
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$2713
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$64.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$98.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$116	$110
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.72%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1471	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$899	$1983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$4.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.08	$5.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.94	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$24	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2702	$6872

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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 Vila

Distance	City	Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi	Luganville	$1946
526 km or 327 mi	Dumbea	$1604
528 km or 328 mi	Paita	$1604
538 km or 334 mi	Noumea	$1652
965 km or 600 mi	Nadi	$977
970 km or 603 mi	Lautoka	$660
1073 km or 667 mi	Suva	$808
1080 km or 671 mi	Nasinu	$810
1291 km or 802 mi	Honiara	$1411
1293 km or 804 mi	Auki	$1401
1563 km or 971 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1565 km or 972 mi	Funafuti	$659
1769 km or 1099 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
1779 km or 1105 mi	Mua	$1002
1800 km or 1119 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
1829 km or 1137 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1852 km or 1151 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
1855 km or 1152 mi	Caloundra	$1683
1883 km or 1170 mi	Caboolture	$1748
1895 km or 1178 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1900 km or 1181 mi	Southport	$2067
1901 km or 1181 mi	Brisbane	$2016
1903 km or 1182 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
1919 km or 1192 mi	Yaren	$669
1925 km or 1196 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
1932 km or 1200 mi	Ipswich	$1677
1953 km or 1214 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1997 km or 1241 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2076 km or 1290 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2085 km or 1296 mi	Whangarei	$1213
2123 km or 1319 mi	Manase	$644
2169 km or 1347 mi	Apia	$647
2172 km or 1350 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2189 km or 1360 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
2190 km or 1361 mi	South Tarawa	$514
2199 km or 1367 mi	Armidale	$1185
2217 km or 1377 mi	Auckland	$1968
2220 km or 1380 mi	Waitakere	$1709
2234 km or 1388 mi	Manukau	$1736
2257 km or 1402 mi	Pukekohe	$1493