Honiara vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1422
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2962
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$832
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1327
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$469
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.6
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
6
73
😀 Quality of life
46
72
🏙️ Population
84.5K
1.85M

The cost of living in Honiara is 56% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4292nd and 6264th ($1422 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 0.1 months in Honiara compared to 1.6 months in Tainan. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 7164th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Tainan

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Honiara Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.83
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.2
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$511
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$591
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$996
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.8
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.69%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1356
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$839
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.67
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.53
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.31
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.86
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.55
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.8
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2860
$5587

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697