Honiara vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1459
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2996
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$846
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1307
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$487
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$576
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
6
84
😀 Quality of life
32
80
🏙️ Population
84.5K
3.03M

The cost of living in Honiara is 57% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3872nd and 6052nd ($1459 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in the Solomon Islands and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7802nd and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$567
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1242
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.71%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1467
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.18
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.7
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.62
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$13638

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$1464
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$3054
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$629
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$2349
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$557
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$541
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1693
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1700
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1755
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1442
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1303
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1514
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1615
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$521
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1689
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1754
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1925
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$603
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$901
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$596
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$596
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2491
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1877
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2141
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2300
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1635
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$921
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$898
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1523
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1519
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1958
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$459
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1289
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1833
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1815
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2286

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716