Honiara vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1419
$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2882
$6276
🏠 One person rent
$835
$1578
🏘️ Family rent
$1270
$2764
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.3
$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$4008
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
6
99
😀 Quality of life
33
100
🏙️ Population
84.5K
5.45M

The cost of living in Honiara is 46% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4205th and 649th ($1419 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Solomon Islands and Australia, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Honiara compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 8582nd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.15
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$7.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1111
$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.3
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.52%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1465
$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$932
$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.16
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.11
$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.78
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2770
$19140

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$1882
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$733
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$1884
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$566
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$548
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1807
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1811
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1878
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1513
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1683
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1482
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1503
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$533
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1595
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1710
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1798
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$596
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$997
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$684
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$683
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2065
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1662
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2140
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2297
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1639
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$836
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$818
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1496
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1502
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2471
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$507
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1184
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1839
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1747
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2181

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2181
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1888
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1599
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1568
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1678
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1364
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2019
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1747
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1184
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1667
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1662
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2471
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1813
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2297
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2140
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1725
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1706
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1362
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1639
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1736
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1662
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1674
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1681
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$2308
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1768
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1728
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1738
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2065
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1673
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1798
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2058
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1464
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1710