Honiara vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honiara	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1422	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$2429
🏠 One person rent	$832	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1327	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$469	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.6	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$148	$2276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	6	53
😀 Quality of life	46	89
🏙️ Population	84.5K	686K

The cost of living in Honiara is 48% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4292nd and 5951st ($1422 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 630th in the Solomon Islands and Japan, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Honiara compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 7164th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Shizuoka

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	Honiara	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.2	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.54	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$996	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.8	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.69%	1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1356	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.67	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.53	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.31	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.55	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.5	$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.8	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2860	$16729

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$924
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$929
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$939
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$943
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$947
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1036
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1011
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$945
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$940
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$955
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1043
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$928
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1039
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1038
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1036
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1039
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1037
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1031
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1051
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1052
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$991
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1054
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1067
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1062
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1078
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1078
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1052
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1131
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1001
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1059
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$904
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1063