Honiara vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1459
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2996
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$846
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1307
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$487
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$576
$727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
6
24
😀 Quality of life
32
39
🏙️ Population
84.5K
6.56M

The cost of living in Honiara is 139% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 3872nd and 7649th ($1459 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 7802nd and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$567
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1242
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.71%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1467
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.18
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.7
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.62
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$10066

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$1464
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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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610