Honiara vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1425
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$7082
🏠 One person rent
$850
$1895
🏘️ Family rent
$1829
$3327
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.6
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$6506
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
6
80
😀 Quality of life
35
90
🏙️ Population
84.5K
737K

The cost of living in Honiara is 52% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 3693rd and 145th ($1425 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 7770th and 125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Seattle

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Honiara Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.49
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.8
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$8.28
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2264
$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1278
$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$107
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.82%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$784
$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.38
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.11
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.3
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2339
$29730

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$1422
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$2943
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$744
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$1841
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$537
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$522
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1597
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1597
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1648
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1397
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$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
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210