Honiara vs Port Vila - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Honiara | Port Vila | |
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| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Honiara is 38% less expensive than in Port Vila. Cities ranked 3872nd and 1015th ($1459 vs $2349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.2 months in Port Vila. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Port Vila ranked 1st in Vanuatu, while ranked 7802nd and 6199th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 110 km or 69 mi |  Auki | |
| 1036 km or 644 mi |  Luganville | |
| 1253 km or 779 mi |  Yaren | |
| 1291 km or 802 mi | Port Vila | |
| 1404 km or 872 mi |  Port Moresby | |
| 1459 km or 906 mi | Lae | |
| 1569 km or 975 mi |  Paita | |
| 1575 km or 979 mi | Dumbea | |
| 1587 km or 986 mi | Noumea | |
| 1745 km or 1084 mi |  Cairns | |
| 1786 km or 1110 mi | Townsville | |
| 1847 km or 1148 mi | Rockhampton | |
| 1849 km or 1149 mi | Gladstone | |
| 1879 km or 1167 mi |  South Tarawa | |
| 1894 km or 1177 mi | Bundaberg | |
| 1915 km or 1190 mi | Hervey Bay | |
| 2047 km or 1272 mi | Sunshine Coast | |
| 2060 km or 1280 mi | Caloundra | |
| 2093 km or 1301 mi | Caboolture | |
| 2098 km or 1304 mi |  Lautoka | |
| 2102 km or 1306 mi | Nadi | |
| 2116 km or 1315 mi |  Vaiaku | |
| 2118 km or 1316 mi | Funafuti | |
| 2133 km or 1325 mi | Brisbane | |
| 2158 km or 1341 mi | Ipswich | |
| 2172 km or 1350 mi | Southport | |
| 2177 km or 1353 mi | Gold Coast | |
| 2182 km or 1356 mi | Toowoomba | |
| 2216 km or 1377 mi | Suva | |
| 2219 km or 1379 mi | Nasinu | |
| 2222 km or 1381 mi |  Majuro | |
| 2234 km or 1388 mi | Djarrit | |
| 2236 km or 1389 mi | Byron Bay | |
| 2260 km or 1404 mi |  Jayapura | |
| 2426 km or 1508 mi | Coffs Harbour | |
| 2495 km or 1550 mi | Armidale | |
| 2552 km or 1586 mi | Port Macquarie | |
| 2743 km or 1705 mi | Newcastle | |
| 2794 km or 1736 mi | Dubbo | |
| 2846 km or 1768 mi | Dee Why |
Cities near Port Vila
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 274 km or 171 mi | Luganville | |
| 526 km or 327 mi | Dumbea | |
| 528 km or 328 mi | Paita | |
| 538 km or 334 mi | Noumea | |
| 965 km or 600 mi | Nadi | |
| 970 km or 603 mi | Lautoka | |
| 1073 km or 667 mi | Suva | |
| 1080 km or 671 mi | Nasinu | |
| 1291 km or 802 mi | Honiara | |
| 1293 km or 804 mi | Auki | |
| 1563 km or 971 mi | Vaiaku | |
| 1565 km or 972 mi | Funafuti | |
| 1769 km or 1099 mi |  Nukualofa | |
| 1779 km or 1105 mi | Mua | |
| 1800 km or 1119 mi | Hervey Bay | |
| 1829 km or 1137 mi | Bundaberg | |
| 1852 km or 1151 mi | Sunshine Coast | |
| 1855 km or 1152 mi | Caloundra | |
| 1883 km or 1170 mi | Caboolture | |
| 1895 km or 1178 mi | Gladstone | |
| 1900 km or 1181 mi | Southport | |
| 1901 km or 1181 mi | Brisbane | |
| 1903 km or 1182 mi | Gold Coast | |
| 1919 km or 1192 mi | Yaren | |
| 1925 km or 1196 mi | Byron Bay | |
| 1932 km or 1200 mi | Ipswich | |
| 1953 km or 1214 mi | Rockhampton | |
| 1997 km or 1241 mi | Toowoomba | |
| 2076 km or 1290 mi | Coffs Harbour | |
| 2085 km or 1296 mi |  Whangarei | |
| 2123 km or 1319 mi |  Manase | |
| 2169 km or 1347 mi | Apia | |
| 2172 km or 1350 mi | Port Macquarie | |
| 2189 km or 1360 mi | Hibiscus Coast | |
| 2190 km or 1361 mi | South Tarawa | |
| 2199 km or 1367 mi | Armidale | |
| 2217 km or 1377 mi | Auckland | |
| 2220 km or 1380 mi | Waitakere | |
| 2234 km or 1388 mi | Manukau | |
| 2257 km or 1402 mi | Pukekohe |