Honiara vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1422
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2962
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$832
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1327
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$469
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.6
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
6
73
😀 Quality of life
46
74
🏙️ Population
84.5K
1.06M

The cost of living in Honiara is 41% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4292nd and 5585th ($1422 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 415th in the Solomon Islands and Japan, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Honiara compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 7164th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Sendai

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Honiara Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.83
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.2
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$511
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$591
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$996
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.8
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.69%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1356
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$839
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.67
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.53
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.31
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.86
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.55
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.8
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2860
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi Auki
$1422
1036 km or 644 mi Luganville
$2062
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$783
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$2068
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$572
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$558
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1865
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1865
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1928
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1695
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1839
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1635
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1640
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$538
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1727
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1864
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1988
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$633
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$1039
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$714
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$718
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2269
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1813
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2352
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2528
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1766
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$879
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$857
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1507
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1510
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2703
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$506
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1288
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1997
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1867
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2379

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022