Honiara vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1411
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2862
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$843
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$1293
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$1644
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
6
100
😀 Quality of life
32
78
🏙️ Population
84.5K
24.9M

The cost of living in Honiara is 29% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3836th and 4858th ($1411 vs $1097) 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7824th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.04
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$585
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1228
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$116
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.72%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$899
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.54
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.08
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.94
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2702
$30174

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$1946
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$669
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$1938
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$547
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$531
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1604
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1604
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1652
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1335
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1667
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1411
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1478
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$514
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1557
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1709
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1683
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1748
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$660
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$977
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$661
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$659
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2016
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1677
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2067
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2239
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1504
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$808
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$810
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1488
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1494
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1781
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$420
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1185
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1448
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1702
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2099

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Distance City Cost of living
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$984
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$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746