Honiara vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1425
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$850
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1829
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.6
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
6
74
😀 Quality of life
35
82
🏙️ Population
84.5K
1.87M

The cost of living in Honiara is 56% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 3693rd and 5887th ($1425 vs $913) 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 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7770th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.49
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.8
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2264
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1278
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$107
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.82%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$784
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.38
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.11
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2339
$11040

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741