Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Honiara Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Honiara

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 20.1% cheaper than Honiara without rent, and 40.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 12.4% cheaper than Honiara without rent, and 3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Honiara
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$6.03 SBD 50.3
-22.39%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$50.4 SBD 420
-7.88%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$12.16 SBD 101
-28.87%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.11 SBD 25.96
-0.64%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.38 SBD 11.54
-47.10%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.03 SBD 8.58
-64.08%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$1.78 SBD 14.87
34.27%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$3.54 SBD 29.52
2.26%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Honiara
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$2.61 SBD 21.81
-14.18%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.42 SBD 11.83
26.76%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$1.48 SBD 12.38
51.35%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$5.38 SBD 44.87
-58.55%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$4 SBD 33.38
382.75%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$8.45 SBD 70.5
-55.38%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$14.55 SBD 121
-10.31%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$7.61 SBD 63.5
-56.90%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.75 SBD 22.92
-40.73%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$7.91 SBD 66
-69.66%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$3.18 SBD 26.51
-37.42%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.92 SBD 16.05
-20.31%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$3.31 SBD 27.61
-54.98%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.32 SBD 11.03
-22.73%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.12 SBD 9.31
-57.14%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$3.9 SBD 32.5
10.77%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$8.87 SBD 74
144.42%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.85 SBD 15.45
-4.32%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$3.15 SBD 26.24
-11.43%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Honiara
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$0.46 SBD 3.87
193.48%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$23.87 SBD 199
-50.73%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$1.23 SBD 10.27
156.10%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.22 SBD 10.18
-18.03%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$12.03 SBD 100
13.38%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.29 SBD 10.78
0.78%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
-
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Honiara
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$719 SBD 6,001
-82.95%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$25.98 SBD 217
-46.38%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$87.5 SBD 730
-79.16%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Honiara
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
-
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$5.86 SBD 48.84
191.98%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$3.26 SBD 27.16
178.22%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Honiara
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$97.4 SBD 812
612.97%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$2,727 SBD 22.7K
482.88%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Honiara
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$20.34 SBD 170
182.74%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$89.7 SBD 748
-61.53%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$76.8 SBD 640
50.01%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$76 SBD 634
11.55%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Honiara
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$547 SBD 4,565
11.64%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$626 SBD 5,225
-29.39%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,220 SBD 10.2K
65.08%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$852 SBD 7,106
71.32%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$84.3K SBD 703.5K
-94.97%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$59.7K SBD 498K
-95.17%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Honiara
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$589 SBD 4,912
18.30%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
15.67
-65.99%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Honiara: October 28, 2025

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