Honiara vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1459
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2996
$4186
🏠 One person rent
$846
$677
🏘️ Family rent
$1307
$1788
🍽️ Food expenses
$487
$526
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$576
$2981
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
6
100
😀 Quality of life
32
94
🏙️ Population
84.5K
9.67M

The cost of living in Honiara is 0.1% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 3872nd and 3861st ($1459 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 2 months in Seoul. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 7802nd and 43rd 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
$7.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$567
$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1242
$2513
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.71%
5.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1467
$21201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$11781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$9.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$38.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$7.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$5.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$6.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.18
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.7
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.62
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$21834

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$1514
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$1615
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$521
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$1689
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$1835
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$1733
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$1754
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$1925
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$603
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$901
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$596
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$596
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$2491
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$1877
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2141
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$2300
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$1635
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$921
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$898
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$1523
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$1519
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$1958
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$459
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$1913
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$1289
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$1661
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$1815
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$1085
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$1008
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$1038
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$1005
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$936
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$1074
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$1084
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$1127
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$1087
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$1068
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$1025
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$941
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$1003
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$966
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$988
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$1020
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$990
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$970
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$1067
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$968
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$989
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$1142
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$1049
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$1025
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$1077
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$1567
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$1111
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