Honiara vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honiara	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1422	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$2291
🏠 One person rent	$832	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$1327	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$469	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.6	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$148	$983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	6	65
😀 Quality of life	46	72
🏙️ Population	84.5K	12.7M

The cost of living in Honiara is 82% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4292nd and 6833rd ($1422 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 Suzhou. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 7164th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Suzhou

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	Honiara	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.2	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.54	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$996	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.8	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.69%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1356	$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.67	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.53	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.31	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.55	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.5	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.8	$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2860	$17664

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$644
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$683
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$669
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$594
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$643
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$650
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$684
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$557
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1126
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$623
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$620
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$636
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1002
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$652
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$646
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$652
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$860
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$604
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$647
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$675
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$626
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$618
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$644
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$601
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$678
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$671
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$765
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$677
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$632
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$584
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$680
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$623