Honiara vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3098
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$916
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1465
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$33
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$166
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
6
93
😀 Quality of life
47
89
🏙️ Population
84.5K
2.36M

The cost of living in Honiara is 52% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3988th and 5651st ($1502 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.1 months in Honiara compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 7012th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.81
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.4
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1039
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1137
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.53%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1359
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.58
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.33
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.13
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.11
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.4
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.6
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.1
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2879
$19490

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$562
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$546
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$1851
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$1844
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$1911
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1851
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$2015
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1642
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1643
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$526
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1720
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1883
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1838
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1863
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1992
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$680
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$1095
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$714
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$714
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2323
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1825
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2341
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2530
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1720
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$891
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$910
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1499
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1497
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2672
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$492
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1273
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
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$1995
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$1855
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2354

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Distance City Cost of living
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$889
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$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
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$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
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$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473