Honiara vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1459
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2996
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$846
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1307
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$487
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$576
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
6
100
😀 Quality of life
32
79
🏙️ Population
84.5K
24.9M

The cost of living in Honiara is 28% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3872nd and 4780th ($1459 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7802nd and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$567
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1242
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.71%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1467
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.18
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.7
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.62
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$31401

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$3054
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$629
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$2349
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$557
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$541
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1693
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1700
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1755
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1442
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1303
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1514
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1615
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$521
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1689
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1754
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1925
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$603
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$901
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$596
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$596
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2491
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1877
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2141
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2300
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1635
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$921
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$898
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1523
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1519
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1958
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$459
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1289
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1833
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1815
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2286

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1028
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$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774