Honiara vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1459
$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2996
$2861
🏠 One person rent
$846
$476
🏘️ Family rent
$1307
$916
🍽️ Food expenses
$487
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.5
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$576
$2728
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
6
66
😀 Quality of life
32
70
🏙️ Population
84.5K
1.13M

The cost of living in Honiara is 33% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 3872nd and 4952nd ($1459 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in the Solomon Islands and South Korea, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Ulsan ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 7802nd and 2383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Honiara Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$6.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$567
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1242
$1445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.71%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1467
$5345
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.25
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$6.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.18
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.7
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.62
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$30.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$121
$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$19295

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1464
1036 km or 644 mi Luganville
$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
34 km or 21 mi Yangsan
$973
35 km or 21 mi Gyeongju
$1341
52 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
53 km or 33 mi Gimhae
$901
54 km or 33 mi Pohang
$1000
56 km or 35 mi Busan
$1122
58 km or 36 mi Yeongcheon
$941
60 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
68 km or 42 mi Changwon
$1083
74 km or 46 mi Daegu
$1114
81 km or 50 mi Masan
$1002
94 km or 58 mi Sacheon
$1008
102 km or 63 mi Geoje
$893
113 km or 70 mi Tongyeong
$931
114 km or 71 mi Gumi
$977
119 km or 74 mi Jinju
$1146
125 km or 78 mi Andong
$871
125 km or 78 mi Gimcheon
$995
126 km or 78 mi Tsushima Island
$981
142 km or 88 mi Sangju
$981
150 km or 93 mi Tsushima
$980
153 km or 95 mi Mungyeong
$992
154 km or 96 mi Yeongju
$978
162 km or 100 mi Gwangyang
$999
174 km or 108 mi Yeosu
$981
176 km or 109 mi Namwon
$1005
179 km or 111 mi Suncheon
$1027
183 km or 114 mi Taebaek
$999
195 km or 121 mi Daejeon
$975
198 km or 123 mi Jeonju
$915
201 km or 125 mi Chungju
$1098
202 km or 126 mi Jecheon
$1111
203 km or 126 mi Gyeryong
$999
203 km or 126 mi Iki
$985
204 km or 127 mi Cheongju
$997
211 km or 131 mi Sejong
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Samcheok
$994
214 km or 133 mi Nonsan
$1084
215 km or 133 mi Nagato
$925
218 km or 135 mi Iksan
$980