Honiara vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1425
$2220
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3423
$4783
🏠 One person rent
$850
$1400
🏘️ Family rent
$1829
$2268
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.6
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$2523
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
6
17
😀 Quality of life
35
85
🏙️ Population
84.5K
419K

The cost of living in Honiara is 36% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 3693rd and 1237th ($1425 vs $2220) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Solomon Islands and New Zealand, respectively. Check the Solomon Islands vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Honiara compared to 1.1 months in Wellington. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Wellington ranked 4th in New Zealand, while ranked 7770th and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Wellington

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Honiara Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.49
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.8
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$7.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$1345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2264
$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1278
$1957
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$107
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.82%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$7994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$784
$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.38
$6.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.11
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$23.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.8
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.3
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2339
$13015

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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
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1777
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1744
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1679
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1579
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1230
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1365
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1500
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1454
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1113
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1346
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1207
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1800
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1563
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1200
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1701
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1524
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1754
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1842
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1643
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1994
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1960
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$2279
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1885
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1664
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1398
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1388
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$1925
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1353
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1430
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$1998
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2741
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1461
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2348
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1648
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1903
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1691
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2203
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1597