Honiara vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honiara	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1411	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2862	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$843	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$1293	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.5	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$2421
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	6	95
😀 Quality of life	32	80
🏙️ Population	84.5K	824K

The cost of living in Honiara is 23% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 3836th and 4649th ($1411 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 2.1 months in Sakai. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 7824th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Sakai

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	Honiara	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.04	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$585	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$116	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.72%	1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1471	$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$899	$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.08	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.94	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$24	$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2702	$8371

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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 Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1065
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1019
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1026
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1065
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1019
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1059
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1302
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1026
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1031
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1009
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1142
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1018
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1062
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1033
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046