Honiara vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honiara	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1411	$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2862	$3289
🏠 One person rent	$843	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$1293	$1023
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.5	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$2647
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	6	96
😀 Quality of life	32	97
🏙️ Population	84.5K	3.76M

The cost of living in Honiara is 6% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 3836th and 4098th ($1411 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th 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 2 months in Yokohama. Honiara ranked 1st best city to live in the Solomon Islands vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 7824th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honiara vs Yokohama

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	Honiara	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.04	$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.7	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$585	$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$852	$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$116	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.72%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1471	$6501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$899	$2873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.54	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.08	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.81	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.94	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.8	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$24	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2702	$13410

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Honiara

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi	Auki	$1401
1036 km or 644 mi	Luganville	$1946
1253 km or 779 mi	Yaren	$669
1291 km or 802 mi	Port Vila	$1938
1404 km or 872 mi	Port Moresby	$547
1459 km or 906 mi	Lae	$531
1569 km or 975 mi	Paita	$1604
1575 km or 979 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1587 km or 986 mi	Noumea	$1652
1745 km or 1084 mi	Cairns	$1335
1786 km or 1110 mi	Townsville	$1667
1847 km or 1148 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1849 km or 1149 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1879 km or 1167 mi	South Tarawa	$514
1894 km or 1177 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1915 km or 1190 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
2047 km or 1272 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
2060 km or 1280 mi	Caloundra	$1683
2093 km or 1301 mi	Caboolture	$1748
2098 km or 1304 mi	Lautoka	$660
2102 km or 1306 mi	Nadi	$977
2116 km or 1315 mi	Vaiaku	$661
2118 km or 1316 mi	Funafuti	$659
2133 km or 1325 mi	Brisbane	$2016
2158 km or 1341 mi	Ipswich	$1677
2172 km or 1350 mi	Southport	$2067
2177 km or 1353 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
2182 km or 1356 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2216 km or 1377 mi	Suva	$808
2219 km or 1379 mi	Nasinu	$810
2222 km or 1381 mi	Majuro	$1488
2234 km or 1388 mi	Djarrit	$1494
2236 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
2260 km or 1404 mi	Jayapura	$420
2426 km or 1508 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2495 km or 1550 mi	Armidale	$1185
2552 km or 1586 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2743 km or 1705 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2794 km or 1736 mi	Dubbo	$1702
2846 km or 1768 mi	Dee Why	$2099

Cities near Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1012
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1028
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1039
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1045
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$1023
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$908
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$948
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1138
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1065
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1150
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$969
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1122
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$993
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1103
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1060
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1009
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1116
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1099
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1109