Honiara vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1411
$3905
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2862
$8537
🏠 One person rent
$843
$2719
🏘️ Family rent
$1293
$4421
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$804
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$7528
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
6
97
😀 Quality of life
32
96
🏙️ Population
84.5K
874K

The cost of living in Honiara is 64% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 3836th and 7th ($1411 vs $3905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.9 months in San Francisco. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 7824th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.04
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$8.59
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$5.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$585
$2797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$2467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1228
$4615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$4053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$116
$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.72%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$11255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$899
$10091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.54
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$4.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$5.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$6.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$5.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$6.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.08
$3.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.94
$5.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$87.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$24
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2702
$20590

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$1938
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$547
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3190
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3185
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3364
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$2968
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2888
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$2974
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3195
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2929
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3183
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3004
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3226
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$2999
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3269
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$2963
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$3997
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3678
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2747
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3466
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2888
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2840
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3657
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2811
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$3041
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3344
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2932
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3649
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2780
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3785
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2816
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3002
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$3045
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2412
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3115
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2767
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2778
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3326
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$3286
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$3060
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3059
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3752