Honiara vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1422
$4040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2962
$8690
🏠 One person rent
$832
$2814
🏘️ Family rent
$1327
$4668
🍽️ Food expenses
$469
$830
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.6
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$7450
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
6
97
😀 Quality of life
46
95
🏙️ Population
84.5K
874K

The cost of living in Honiara is 65% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 4292nd and 7th ($1422 vs $4040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 0.1 months in Honiara compared to 1.8 months in San Francisco. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 7164th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.83
$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.2
$98.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$7.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$511
$3172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$591
$2480
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$4983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$996
$4258
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.8
$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.69%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1356
$10615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$839
$9151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.67
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$4.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$5.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.53
$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$5.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.31
$3.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.86
$13.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$7.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.55
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$150
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.8
$1918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2860
$21243

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$2068
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$572
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$558
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$1865
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$1865
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$1928
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$1695
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$1839
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$1635
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1640
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$538
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1727
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$1864
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1864
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1988
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$633
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$1039
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$714
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$718
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$2269
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1813
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2352
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2528
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1766
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$879
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$857
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1507
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1510
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2703
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$506
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1288
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1997
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1867
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2379

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$3252
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3245
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3277
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$3212
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$3058
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3242
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3264
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$3073
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$3255
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3083
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3282
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3058
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3346
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$3007
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4102
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3831
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$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3604
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2929
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$2893
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3593
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2910
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$2983
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3359
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2984
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$3771
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2929
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3778
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$2780
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$3137
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$2859
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$2380
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$3182
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$2807
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$2783
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$3395
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$3382
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$3261
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$3094
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$3805