Honiara vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Honiara	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1502	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3098	$1684
🏠 One person rent	$916	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$1465	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$33	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$166	$827
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	6	21
😀 Quality of life	47	46
🏙️ Population	84.5K	6.56M

The cost of living in Honiara is 148% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 3988th and 7943rd ($1502 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 7012th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Shaoyang

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	Honiara	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.81	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.55	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$587	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1039	$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1137	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$257	$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.53%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$800	$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.55	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.58	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.59	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.33	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.13	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.8	$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.4	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.6	$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.1	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2879	$13867

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Cities near Honiara

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi	Auki	$1491
1036 km or 644 mi	Luganville	$2020
1253 km or 779 mi	Yaren	$788
1291 km or 802 mi	Port Vila	$2036
1404 km or 872 mi	Port Moresby	$562
1459 km or 906 mi	Lae	$546
1569 km or 975 mi	Paita	$1851
1575 km or 979 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1587 km or 986 mi	Noumea	$1911
1745 km or 1084 mi	Cairns	$1851
1786 km or 1110 mi	Townsville	$2015
1847 km or 1148 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1849 km or 1149 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1879 km or 1167 mi	South Tarawa	$526
1894 km or 1177 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1915 km or 1190 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
2047 km or 1272 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
2060 km or 1280 mi	Caloundra	$1863
2093 km or 1301 mi	Caboolture	$1992
2098 km or 1304 mi	Lautoka	$680
2102 km or 1306 mi	Nadi	$1095
2116 km or 1315 mi	Vaiaku	$714
2118 km or 1316 mi	Funafuti	$714
2133 km or 1325 mi	Brisbane	$2323
2158 km or 1341 mi	Ipswich	$1825
2172 km or 1350 mi	Southport	$2341
2177 km or 1353 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
2182 km or 1356 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2216 km or 1377 mi	Suva	$891
2219 km or 1379 mi	Nasinu	$910
2222 km or 1381 mi	Majuro	$1499
2234 km or 1388 mi	Djarrit	$1497
2236 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
2260 km or 1404 mi	Jayapura	$492
2426 km or 1508 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2495 km or 1550 mi	Armidale	$1273
2552 km or 1586 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2743 km or 1705 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2794 km or 1736 mi	Dubbo	$1855
2846 km or 1768 mi	Dee Why	$2354

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$569
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$589
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$648
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$602
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$560
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$593
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$518
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$586
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$589
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$622
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$518
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$571
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$560
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$739
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$593
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$609
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$528
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$535
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$608
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$766
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$565
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$610
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$778
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$570
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$793
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$592
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$600
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$632
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$556
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$623
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$600
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$758
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$601
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$582
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$619