Honiara vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Port Vila
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1419
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2882
$4044
🏠 One person rent
$835
$1157
🏘️ Family rent
$1270
$1891
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.3
$48.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$232
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
6
1
😀 Quality of life
33
38
🏙️ Population
84.5K
49K

The cost of living in Honiara is 25% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 4205th and 2383rd ($1419 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.1 months in Honiara compared to 0.1 months in Port Vila. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 8582nd and 7974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Port Vila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.15
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$4.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$889
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1111
$2429
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$64.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$98.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.3
$110
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.52%
7.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1465
$3691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$932
$2257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$8.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$5.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$17.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$5.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.16
$5.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.11
$9.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.78
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$2.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$64
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2770
$6627

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Cities near Honiara

Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi Auki
$1417
1036 km or 644 mi Luganville
$1882
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$733
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$1884
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$566
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$548
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1807
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1811
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1878
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1513
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1683
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1482
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1503
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$533
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1595
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1710
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1798
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$596
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$997
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$684
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$683
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2065
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1662
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2140
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2297
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1639
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$836
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$818
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1496
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1502
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2471
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$507
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1184
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1839
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1747
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2181

Cities near Port Vila

Distance City Cost of living
274 km or 171 mi Luganville
$1882
526 km or 327 mi Dumbea
$1811
528 km or 328 mi Paita
$1807
538 km or 334 mi Noumea
$1878
965 km or 600 mi Nadi
$997
970 km or 603 mi Lautoka
$596
1073 km or 667 mi Suva
$836
1080 km or 671 mi Nasinu
$818
1291 km or 802 mi Honiara
$1419
1293 km or 804 mi Auki
$1417
1563 km or 971 mi Vaiaku
$684
1565 km or 972 mi Funafuti
$683
1769 km or 1099 mi Nukualofa
$1024
1779 km or 1105 mi Mua
$1022
1800 km or 1119 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
1829 km or 1137 mi Bundaberg
$1595
1852 km or 1151 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
1855 km or 1152 mi Caloundra
$1710
1883 km or 1170 mi Caboolture
$1798
1895 km or 1178 mi Gladstone
$1503
1900 km or 1181 mi Southport
$2140
1901 km or 1181 mi Brisbane
$2065
1903 km or 1182 mi Gold Coast
$2297
1919 km or 1192 mi Yaren
$733
1925 km or 1196 mi Byron Bay
$2471
1932 km or 1200 mi Ipswich
$1662
1953 km or 1214 mi Rockhampton
$1482
1997 km or 1241 mi Toowoomba
$1639
2076 km or 1290 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
2085 km or 1296 mi Whangarei
$1250
2123 km or 1319 mi Manase
$751
2169 km or 1347 mi Apia
$753
2172 km or 1350 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
2189 km or 1360 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1675
2190 km or 1361 mi South Tarawa
$533
2199 km or 1367 mi Armidale
$1184
2217 km or 1377 mi Auckland
$1961
2220 km or 1380 mi Waitakere
$1716
2234 km or 1388 mi Manukau
$1678
2257 km or 1402 mi Pukekohe
$1499