Honiara vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Honiara Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1419
$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2882
$4283
🏠 One person rent
$835
$1132
🏘️ Family rent
$1270
$2002
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$521
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.3
$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$3299
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
6
17
😀 Quality of life
33
87
🏙️ Population
84.5K
216K

The cost of living in Honiara is 24% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4205th and 2432nd ($1419 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.8 months in Wellington. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 8582nd and 358th 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
$7.15
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1111
$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.3
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.52%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1465
$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$932
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.16
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.11
$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.78
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2770
$12047

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$1417
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$1882
1253 km or 779 mi Yaren
$733
1291 km or 802 mi Port Vila
$1884
1404 km or 872 mi Port Moresby
$566
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$548
1569 km or 975 mi Paita
$1807
1575 km or 979 mi Dumbea
$1811
1587 km or 986 mi Noumea
$1878
1745 km or 1084 mi Cairns
$1513
1786 km or 1110 mi Townsville
$1683
1847 km or 1148 mi Rockhampton
$1482
1849 km or 1149 mi Gladstone
$1503
1879 km or 1167 mi South Tarawa
$533
1894 km or 1177 mi Bundaberg
$1595
1915 km or 1190 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
2047 km or 1272 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
2060 km or 1280 mi Caloundra
$1710
2093 km or 1301 mi Caboolture
$1798
2098 km or 1304 mi Lautoka
$596
2102 km or 1306 mi Nadi
$997
2116 km or 1315 mi Vaiaku
$684
2118 km or 1316 mi Funafuti
$683
2133 km or 1325 mi Brisbane
$2065
2158 km or 1341 mi Ipswich
$1662
2172 km or 1350 mi Southport
$2140
2177 km or 1353 mi Gold Coast
$2297
2182 km or 1356 mi Toowoomba
$1639
2216 km or 1377 mi Suva
$836
2219 km or 1379 mi Nasinu
$818
2222 km or 1381 mi Majuro
$1496
2234 km or 1388 mi Djarrit
$1502
2236 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$2471
2260 km or 1404 mi Jayapura
$507
2426 km or 1508 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
2495 km or 1550 mi Armidale
$1184
2552 km or 1586 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
2743 km or 1705 mi Newcastle
$1839
2794 km or 1736 mi Dubbo
$1747
2846 km or 1768 mi Dee Why
$2181

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1838
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1743
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1709
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1612
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1254
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1252
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1379
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1396
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1425
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1480
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1237
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1493
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1638
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1423
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1312
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1383
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1612
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1678
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1847
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1499
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1678
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1716
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$1961
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1675
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1536
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1461
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1250
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$2086
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1811