Honiara vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1425
$3729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$8827
🏠 One person rent
$850
$2575
🏘️ Family rent
$1829
$4722
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$762
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.6
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$7332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
6
97
😀 Quality of life
35
95
🏙️ Population
84.5K
874K

The cost of living in Honiara is 62% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 3693rd and 12th ($1425 vs $3729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Francisco. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 7770th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.49
$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.8
$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$8.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$2705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$2296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2264
$5169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1278
$4274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$107
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.82%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$11456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$784
$10309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.38
$6.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.11
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$4.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.3
$95.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$2657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2339
$31490

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$1841
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$537
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$522
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$1597
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1597
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$1648
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1397
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$1249
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1413
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1545
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$491
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1621
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1816
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1881
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$599
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$752
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$574
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$576
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2356
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1785
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2011
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2152
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1552
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$849
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$824
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1316
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1316
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1862
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$446
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1354
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1461
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1404
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$1998

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3123
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2965
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3127
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3147
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3042
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3163
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3046
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3219
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$2969
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4148
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3583
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3518
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2840
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2968
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3567
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2660
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2881
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2697
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2929
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2922
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2860
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2900
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3195
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2824
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2947
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3313
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$3245
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$3003
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3733