Honiara vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1425
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$850
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1829
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.6
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
6
100
😀 Quality of life
35
78
🏙️ Population
84.5K
24.9M

The cost of living in Honiara is 20% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3693rd and 4461st ($1425 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in the Solomon Islands and China, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7770th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.49
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.8
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2264
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1278
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$107
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.82%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$784
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.38
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.11
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.3
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2339
$28143

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$1841
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$537
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$522
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$1597
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1597
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$1648
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1397
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$1249
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1413
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1545
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$491
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1621
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1816
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1881
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$599
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$752
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$574
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$576
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$2356
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1785
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2011
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2152
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1552
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$849
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$824
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1316
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1316
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1862
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$446
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1354
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1461
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1404
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$1998

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$1074
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$731
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$771
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$763
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$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
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$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
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$713
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$682
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$831
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$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
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$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740