Honiara vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honiara	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1411	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2862	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$843	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$1293	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.5	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$4114
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	6	81
😀 Quality of life	32	91
🏙️ Population	84.5K	1.43M

The cost of living in Honiara is 31% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 3836th and 1745th ($1411 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1531st in the Solomon Islands and the United States, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 7824th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs San Antonio

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	Honiara	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.04	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$585	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$116	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.72%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1471	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$899	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.08	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.94	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$24	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2702	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133