Honiara vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1459
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2996
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$846
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1307
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$487
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$576
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
6
95
😀 Quality of life
32
86
🏙️ Population
84.5K
2.6M

The cost of living in Honiara is 26% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 3872nd and 4715th ($1459 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 Taipei. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7802nd and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$567
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1242
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.71%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1467
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.18
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.7
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.62
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$18424

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$2349
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$557
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$541
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$1693
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$1700
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$1755
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$1442
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$1303
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$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
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$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
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$1661
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$1833
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$1815
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2286

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$1060
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$1028
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$868
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$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
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$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
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$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
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$1229
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$666
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$932
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$654
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$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
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$719
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$642
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$702
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$713
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$643
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$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
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$633
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$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605