Honiara vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1459
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2996
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$846
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1307
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$487
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$576
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
6
96
😀 Quality of life
32
79
🏙️ Population
84.5K
17.7M

The cost of living in Honiara is 52% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3872nd and 5948th ($1459 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7802nd and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$567
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1242
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.71%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1467
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.18
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.7
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.62
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$24117

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618