Honiara vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1419
$1383
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2882
$3421
🏠 One person rent
$835
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1270
$1111
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.3
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1954
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
6
100
😀 Quality of life
33
93
🏙️ Population
84.5K
9.67M

The cost of living in Honiara is 3% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 4205th and 4296th ($1419 vs $1383) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.1 months in Honiara compared to 1.4 months in Seoul. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 8582nd and 90th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Seoul

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Honiara Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.15
$7.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$3.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$764
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1111
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$97.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.3
$16.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.52%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1465
$20727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$932
$10845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$9.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$7.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$5.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.16
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.11
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.78
$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$3.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$62.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2770
$21347

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$1807
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$1878
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$1513
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$1683
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$1482
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$1503
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$533
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$1595
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$1712
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$1697
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$1710
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$1798
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$596
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$997
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$684
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$683
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$2065
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1662
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2140
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2297
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$1639
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$836
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$818
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$1496
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1502
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2471
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$507
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$1988
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$1184
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$1633
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$1839
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$1747
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$2181

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$1134
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$1097
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$1090
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$1078
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$918
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$1178
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$1138
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$1435
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$1307
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$1175
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$1004
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$948
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$1112
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$1098
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$1080
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$1196
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$1065
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$1049
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$1066
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$1088
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$1023
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$1028
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$1120
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$1098
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$1076
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$1171
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$1568
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$1079
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$1141
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$920
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$924
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$1565
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$1020