Solomon Islands
Gizo
#2 Top 5 cities
Gizo is a small provincial and dive-tourism hub suited mainly to tourism operators, remote workers with robust backups, and people seeking island life rather than a broad employment market.
Country overview
Population
7Â 177
Year-round temperatures
Day: 29°C až 31°C
Night: 23°C až 25°C
Climate
Consistently hot and humid tropical island climate, with abundant rainfall and a wetter cyclone season from November to May.
Distance to the sea
0 km
Social atmosphere
6/10
Costs
Housing cost
4/10
Food cost
4/10
Business friendliness
2/10
Safety
5/10
The smaller town is generally calmer than Honiara, but limited policing, property crime, isolated travel, and weak emergency capacity still call for normal precautions.
Natural disaster resilience
1/10
Gizo has severe earthquake and tsunami exposure, demonstrated by the destructive 2007 event, alongside cyclone, coastal flooding, and heavy-rain risks.
Other scores
Other scores
Internet availability
3/10
Internet speed
3/10
Internet stability
2/10
Electricity stability
2/10
Community types
Largest nationality groups
- 🇦🇺Australians
- 🇺🇸Americans
Pros / Cons
Pros
- +Beaches and sea
- +Pleasant atmosphere
- +Strong tourism economy
Cons
- −Fewer work opportunities
- −Smaller expat scene
- −Tourism seasonality