Honiara vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honiara	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1422	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$1657
🏠 One person rent	$832	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$1327	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$469	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.6	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$148	$688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	6	17
😀 Quality of life	46	44
🏙️ Population	84.5K	7.82M

The cost of living in Honiara is 136% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4292nd and 7914th ($1422 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 207th 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 0.1 months in Honiara compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 7164th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Shangqiu

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	Honiara	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.54	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$996	$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.8	$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.69%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1356	$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.67	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.53	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.31	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.55	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.5	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.8	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2860	$16802

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Cities near Honiara

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi	Auki	$1422
1036 km or 644 mi	Luganville	$2062
1253 km or 779 mi	Yaren	$783
1291 km or 802 mi	Port Vila	$2068
1404 km or 872 mi	Port Moresby	$572
1459 km or 906 mi	Lae	$558
1569 km or 975 mi	Paita	$1865
1575 km or 979 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1587 km or 986 mi	Noumea	$1928
1745 km or 1084 mi	Cairns	$1695
1786 km or 1110 mi	Townsville	$1839
1847 km or 1148 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
1849 km or 1149 mi	Gladstone	$1640
1879 km or 1167 mi	South Tarawa	$538
1894 km or 1177 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
1915 km or 1190 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
2047 km or 1272 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
2060 km or 1280 mi	Caloundra	$1864
2093 km or 1301 mi	Caboolture	$1988
2098 km or 1304 mi	Lautoka	$633
2102 km or 1306 mi	Nadi	$1039
2116 km or 1315 mi	Vaiaku	$714
2118 km or 1316 mi	Funafuti	$718
2133 km or 1325 mi	Brisbane	$2269
2158 km or 1341 mi	Ipswich	$1813
2172 km or 1350 mi	Southport	$2352
2177 km or 1353 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
2182 km or 1356 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
2216 km or 1377 mi	Suva	$879
2219 km or 1379 mi	Nasinu	$857
2222 km or 1381 mi	Majuro	$1507
2234 km or 1388 mi	Djarrit	$1510
2236 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
2260 km or 1404 mi	Jayapura	$506
2426 km or 1508 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2495 km or 1550 mi	Armidale	$1288
2552 km or 1586 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2743 km or 1705 mi	Newcastle	$1997
2794 km or 1736 mi	Dubbo	$1867
2846 km or 1768 mi	Dee Why	$2379

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$581
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$803
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$581
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$569
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$483
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$558
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$598
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$556
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$548
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$514
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$592
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$583
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$601
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$491
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$509
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$518
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$543
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$489
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$531
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$520
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$516
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$516
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$576
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$596
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$550
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$505
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$519
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$518