Honiara vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1459
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2996
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$846
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$1307
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$487
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$576
$2601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
6
100
😀 Quality of life
32
99
🏙️ Population
84.5K
14.3M

The cost of living in Honiara is 11% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3872nd and 3085th ($1459 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in the Solomon Islands and Japan, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 7802nd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$567
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1242
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.71%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1467
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.18
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.62
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$15495

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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
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$1615
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$521
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$1689
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$1835
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$1733
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1754
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$1925
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$603
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$901
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$596
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$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
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$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
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$1289
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$1661
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$1833
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1815
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2286

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$1121
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$1059
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$1056
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$1090
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$980
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$1124
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$1113
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$1038
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$964
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$1061
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$1079
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$1084
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$1080
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$1071
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$1077
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$1062
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$1000
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$1187
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$1096
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$1106
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$1038
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$1095
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$1050
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$1075
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$1078
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$1037
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$1119
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$1106
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$1052
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$1016
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$1073
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$1057
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$1109
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$1116
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$1092
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$1060
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