Honiara vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1459
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2996
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$846
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1307
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$487
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$576
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
6
93
😀 Quality of life
32
83
🏙️ Population
84.5K
2.33M

The cost of living in Honiara is 68% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3872nd and 6227th ($1459 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 7802nd and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$567
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1242
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.71%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1467
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.18
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.7
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.62
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$13630

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$3054
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$629
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$2349
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$557
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$541
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1693
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1700
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1755
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1442
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1303
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$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
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$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
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1833
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1815
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2286

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Distance City Cost of living
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$828
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$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691