Honiara vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1425
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$850
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1829
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.6
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
6
73
😀 Quality of life
35
78
🏙️ Population
84.5K
1.06M

The cost of living in Honiara is 39% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3693rd and 5135th ($1425 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd 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 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 7770th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.49
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2264
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1278
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$107
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.82%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$784
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.38
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.11
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.3
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2339
$6030

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$1422
1036 km or 644 mi Luganville
$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
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011