Honiara vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1411
$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2862
$3862
🏠 One person rent
$843
$608
🏘️ Family rent
$1293
$1634
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$488
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$2911
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
6
100
😀 Quality of life
32
95
🏙️ Population
84.5K
9.67M

The cost of living in Honiara is 6% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 3836th and 4104th ($1411 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 2.2 months in Seoul. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 7824th and 30th 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
$7.04
$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$3.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$585
$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1228
$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$116
$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.72%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$899
$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.54
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.08
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.94
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$24
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2702
$20197

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$1652
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$1478
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$514
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$1557
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$1638
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$1709
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$1683
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$1748
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$660
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$977
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$661
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$659
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$2016
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$1677
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$2067
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$2239
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$1504
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$808
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$810
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$1488
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$1494
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$1781
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$420
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$1963
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$1185
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$1122
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$1171
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$1089
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$1070
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$955
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$1161
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$1129
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$1400
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$1283
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$1163
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$1022
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$974
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$1098
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$1099
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$1063
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$1075
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$1070
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$1022
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$1092
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$1055
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$1040
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$1127
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$1089
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$1042
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$1020
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$1565
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