Honiara vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1459
$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2996
$8717
🏠 One person rent
$846
$2600
🏘️ Family rent
$1307
$4501
🍽️ Food expenses
$487
$806
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$576
$7795
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
6
97
😀 Quality of life
32
97
🏙️ Population
84.5K
874K

The cost of living in Honiara is 61% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 3872nd and 9th ($1459 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 2.1 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 7802nd and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$8.68
 Cappuccino
$3.24
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$567
$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1242
$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.71%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1467
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$20.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.18
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.62
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$31050

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$2349
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$557
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$541
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1693
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$1700
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$1755
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1442
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$1303
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1514
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1615
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$521
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1689
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1754
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1925
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$603
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$901
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$596
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$596
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2491
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1877
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2141
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2300
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1635
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$921
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$898
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1523
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1519
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1958
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$459
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1289
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1833
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1815
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2286

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Distance City Cost of living
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$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3146
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3152
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3048
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3293
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4155
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3672
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3473
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2831
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2949
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3804
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2981
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2931
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2714
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2922
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$2767
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2986
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
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$3176
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2845
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2726
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$3288
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$3228
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$3010
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
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$3610