Honiara vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Honiara	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1422	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$832	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$1327	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$469	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.6	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$148	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	6	99
😀 Quality of life	46	98
🏙️ Population	84.5K	5.45M

The cost of living in Honiara is 50% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4292nd and 348th ($1422 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 7164th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Sydney

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	Honiara	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.2	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.54	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$996	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.8	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.69%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1356	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.67	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.53	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.31	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.55	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.5	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.8	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2860	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864