Honiara vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1422
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2962
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$832
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1327
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$469
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.6
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$776
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
6
21
😀 Quality of life
46
46
🏙️ Population
84.5K
6.56M

The cost of living in Honiara is 137% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4292nd and 7929th ($1422 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 7164th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.83
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.2
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$511
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$591
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$996
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.8
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.69%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1356
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$839
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.67
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.53
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.31
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.86
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.55
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.8
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2860
$11939

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$1422
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615