Honiara vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honiara	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1411	$1400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2862	$3413
🏠 One person rent	$843	$690
🏘️ Family rent	$1293	$1128
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.5	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$2628
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	6	98
😀 Quality of life	32	74
🏙️ Population	84.5K	919K

The cost of living in Honiara is 0.7% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 3836th and 3869th ($1411 vs $1400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Solomon Islands and South Korea, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 1.9 months in Seongnam. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 7824th and 1233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Seongnam

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	Honiara	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.04	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$585	$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$1292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$116	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.72%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1471	$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$899	$5622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.08	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.94	$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$139
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$9.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$24	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2702	$20935

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Cities near Honiara

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi	Auki	$1401
1036 km or 644 mi	Luganville	$1946
1253 km or 779 mi	Yaren	$669
1291 km or 802 mi	Port Vila	$1938
1404 km or 872 mi	Port Moresby	$547
1459 km or 906 mi	Lae	$531
1569 km or 975 mi	Paita	$1604
1575 km or 979 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1587 km or 986 mi	Noumea	$1652
1745 km or 1084 mi	Cairns	$1335
1786 km or 1110 mi	Townsville	$1667
1847 km or 1148 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1849 km or 1149 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1879 km or 1167 mi	South Tarawa	$514
1894 km or 1177 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1915 km or 1190 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
2047 km or 1272 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
2060 km or 1280 mi	Caloundra	$1683
2093 km or 1301 mi	Caboolture	$1748
2098 km or 1304 mi	Lautoka	$660
2102 km or 1306 mi	Nadi	$977
2116 km or 1315 mi	Vaiaku	$661
2118 km or 1316 mi	Funafuti	$659
2133 km or 1325 mi	Brisbane	$2016
2158 km or 1341 mi	Ipswich	$1677
2172 km or 1350 mi	Southport	$2067
2177 km or 1353 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
2182 km or 1356 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2216 km or 1377 mi	Suva	$808
2219 km or 1379 mi	Nasinu	$810
2222 km or 1381 mi	Majuro	$1488
2234 km or 1388 mi	Djarrit	$1494
2236 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
2260 km or 1404 mi	Jayapura	$420
2426 km or 1508 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2495 km or 1550 mi	Armidale	$1185
2552 km or 1586 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2743 km or 1705 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2794 km or 1736 mi	Dubbo	$1702
2846 km or 1768 mi	Dee Why	$2099

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1283
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1165
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1161
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1022
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1334
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1129
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1070
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1163
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1020
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1042
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1099
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1092
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1040
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1075
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1074
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1151
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$865
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1565
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$900
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$936
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1036
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1016
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1019
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1038