Honiara vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1419
$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2882
$2696
🏠 One person rent
$835
$522
🏘️ Family rent
$1270
$892
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.3
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$2108
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
6
95
😀 Quality of life
33
82
🏙️ Population
84.5K
824K

The cost of living in Honiara is 27% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 4205th and 4919th ($1419 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th 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 0.1 months in Honiara compared to 1.9 months in Sakai. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 8582nd and 639th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.15
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1111
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$80.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.3
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.52%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1465
$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$932
$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.16
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.11
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.78
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2770
$13511

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$1417
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1045
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1053
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1044
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1062
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1044
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1079
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1037
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1237
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1064
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$1010
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1025
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1118
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1060
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$1012
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1277
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1063
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$992
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1021
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1024
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1068
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$1002
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1033
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$1015
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1055
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1088
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1025
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1046