Honiara vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1459
$1174
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2996
$2905
🏠 One person rent
$846
$517
🏘️ Family rent
$1307
$1020
🍽️ Food expenses
$487
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$576
$2545
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
6
96
😀 Quality of life
32
80
🏙️ Population
84.5K
824K

The cost of living in Honiara is 24% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 3872nd and 4661st ($1459 vs $1174) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 58th in the Solomon Islands and Japan, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 7802nd and 519th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$3.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$567
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1242
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$82.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.71%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1467
$3851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$2898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.18
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.7
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.62
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$69.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$5592

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$1464
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$3054
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$629
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$2349
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$557
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$541
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1693
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1700
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1755
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1442
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1303
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1514
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1615
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$521
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1689
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1754
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1925
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$603
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$901
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$596
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$596
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2491
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1877
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2141
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2300
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1635
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$921
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$898
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1523
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1519
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1958
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$459
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1289
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1833
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1815
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2286

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1067
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1071
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1068
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1062
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1086
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1065
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1094
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1056
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1067
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1212
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1094
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$1030
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1043
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1132
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1140
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1077
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$1034
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1362
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$1014
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1048
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1045
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$1021
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1084
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1169
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$1037
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1125
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1054
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1052