Honiara vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3098
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$916
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$1465
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$33
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$166
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
6
73
😀 Quality of life
47
72
🏙️ Population
84.5K
1.85M

The cost of living in Honiara is 60% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 3988th and 6014th ($1502 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.5 months in Tainan. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 7012th and 2806th 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
$6.81
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.4
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1039
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1137
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.53%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1359
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.58
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.33
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.13
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.11
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.4
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.1
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2879
$5481

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$1491
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$2020
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$788
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$2036
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$562
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$546
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1851
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1844
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1911
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1851
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$2015
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1642
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1643
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$526
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1720
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1883
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1838
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1863
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1992
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$680
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$1095
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$714
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$714
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2323
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1825
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2341
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2530
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1720
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$891
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$910
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1499
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1497
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2672
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$492
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1273
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1995
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1855
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2354

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Distance City Cost of living
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$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686