Honiara vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1422
$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2962
$4310
🏠 One person rent
$832
$1265
🏘️ Family rent
$1327
$1894
🍽️ Food expenses
$469
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$3197
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
6
18
😀 Quality of life
46
85
🏙️ Population
84.5K
216K

The cost of living in Honiara is 30% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4292nd and 1932nd ($1422 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 0.1 months in Honiara compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 7164th and 484th 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
$6.83
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.2
$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$7.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$511
$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$591
$1103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$996
$1611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.8
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.69%
5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1356
$6316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$839
$4074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$3.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.67
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.53
$7.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.31
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$3.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.86
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.55
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.8
$880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2860
$13419

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Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi Auki
$1422
1036 km or 644 mi Luganville
$2062
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$783
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$2068
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$572
1459 km or 906 mi Lae
$558
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1865
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1865
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1928
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1695
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1839
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1635
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1640
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$538
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1727
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1864
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1988
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$633
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$1039
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$714
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$718
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2269
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1813
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2352
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2528
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1766
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$879
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$857
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1507
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1510
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2703
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$506
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1288
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1997
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1867
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2379

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1920
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1788
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1803
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1741
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1325
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1359
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1458
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1533
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1528
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1518
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1304
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1605
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1787
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1523
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1393
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1474
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1696
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1740
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1894
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1527
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1646
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1778
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$2156
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1782
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1623
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1579
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1261
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$2303
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1318
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2379
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1997
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2482
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1928
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$2050
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1710
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2308
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1865