Honiara vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1419
$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2882
$7446
🏠 One person rent
$835
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$1270
$3407
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$810
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.3
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$6556
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
6
80
😀 Quality of life
33
93
🏙️ Population
84.5K
737K

The cost of living in Honiara is 55% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4205th and 125th ($1419 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 8582nd and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.15
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$8.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1111
$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.3
$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.52%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1465
$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$932
$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.16
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.11
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.78
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2770
$29883

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$1417
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$1882
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$733
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$1884
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$566
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$548
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1807
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1811
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1878
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1513
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1683
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1482
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1503
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$533
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1595
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1710
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1798
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$596
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$997
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$684
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$683
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2065
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1662
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2140
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2297
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1639
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$836
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$818
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1496
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1502
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2471
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$507
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1184
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1839
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1747
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2181

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2652
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2723
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2552
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3269
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2674
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2745
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2730
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2812
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2669
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2741
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2641
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2525
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2796
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2655
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2523
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2609
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2632
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2295
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2649
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2461
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2702
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2782
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2473
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2603
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2384
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2632
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2551
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2644
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2480
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2749
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2114