Honiara vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Honiara	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1459	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2996	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$846	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$1307	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$487	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.5	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$576	$6972
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	6	87
😀 Quality of life	32	93
🏙️ Population	84.5K	1.01M

The cost of living in Honiara is 60% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 3872nd and 13th ($1459 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th 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 Jose, United States. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 7802nd and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs San Jose, United States

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	Honiara	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.4	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.24	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$567	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1242	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$873	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.71%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1467	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$842	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.69	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.25	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.18	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.1	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.62	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.7	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$23974

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Cities near Honiara

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi	Auki	$1464
1036 km or 644 mi	Luganville	$3054
1253 km or 779 mi	Yaren	$629
1291 km or 802 mi	Port Vila	$2349
1404 km or 872 mi	Port Moresby	$557
1459 km or 906 mi	Lae	$541
1569 km or 975 mi	Paita	$1693
1575 km or 979 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1587 km or 986 mi	Noumea	$1755
1745 km or 1084 mi	Cairns	$1442
1786 km or 1110 mi	Townsville	$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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146