Honiara vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1411
$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2862
$6160
🏠 One person rent
$843
$1496
🏘️ Family rent
$1293
$2729
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$4315
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
6
100
😀 Quality of life
32
100
🏙️ Population
84.5K
4.84M

The cost of living in Honiara is 44% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3836th and 745th ($1411 vs $2539) 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 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7824th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.04
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$7.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$585
$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1228
$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$116
$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.72%
6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$899
$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.54
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.08
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.94
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2702
$17957

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1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
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$1938
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$547
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$531
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1604
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1604
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1652
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1335
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1667
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1411
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1478
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$514
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1557
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1709
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1683
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1748
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$660
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$977
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$661
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$659
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2016
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1677
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2067
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2239
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1504
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$808
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$810
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1488
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1494
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1781
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$420
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1185
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1448
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1702
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2099

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2099
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2252
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1584
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1416
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1448
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1538
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1616
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1511
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2023
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1702
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1185
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1619
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1601
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1781
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1727
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2239
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2067
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1654
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1643
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1291
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1504
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1645
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1677
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1600
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1620
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2194
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1691
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1671
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1668
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2016
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1625
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1748
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1981
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1390
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1683