Honiara vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1411
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2862
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$843
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1293
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$1684
😷 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 19% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 3836th and 4534th ($1411 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7824th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.04
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$585
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1228
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$116
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.72%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$899
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.54
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.08
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.94
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$24
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2702
$19749

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$531
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$1604
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$1652
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1335
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$1667
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$1411
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1478
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$514
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1557
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1709
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1683
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1748
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$660
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$977
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$661
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$659
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2016
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1677
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2067
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2239
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1504
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$808
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$810
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1488
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1494
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1781
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$420
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1185
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
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$1448
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1702
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2099

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
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$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581