Honiara vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1459
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2996
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$846
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1307
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$487
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$576
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
6
73
😀 Quality of life
32
92
🏙️ Population
84.5K
1.06M

The cost of living in Honiara is 31% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 3872nd and 4890th ($1459 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 142nd 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 6th in Japan, while ranked 7802nd and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$567
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1242
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.71%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1467
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.18
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.7
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.62
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$6369

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$1464
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057