Honiara vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1425
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$850
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1829
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.6
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
6
84
😀 Quality of life
35
83
🏙️ Population
84.5K
3.03M

The cost of living in Honiara is 43% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3693rd and 5356th ($1425 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7770th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.49
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.8
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2264
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1278
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$107
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.82%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$784
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.38
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.11
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2339
$13893

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$1422
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$2943
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$744
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$1841
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$537
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$522
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1597
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1597
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1648
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1397
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1249
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1413
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1545
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$491
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1621
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1816
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1881
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$599
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$752
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$574
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$576
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2356
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1785
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2011
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2152
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1552
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$849
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$824
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1316
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1316
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1862
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$446
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1354
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1461
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1404
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$1998

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721