Honiara vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1425
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$850
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1829
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
6
93
😀 Quality of life
35
86
🏙️ Population
84.5K
2.29M

The cost of living in Honiara is 65% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3693rd and 6163rd ($1425 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 7770th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.49
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2264
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1278
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$107
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.82%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$784
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.38
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.11
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2339
$13937

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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
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$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716