Top expat cities

Solomon Islands

Honiara

#1 Top 5 cities

Honiara is the country's main practical base for diplomats, aid workers, contractors, teachers, and businesspeople, with the broadest services and air links but high imported-goods costs and uneven infrastructure.

Country overview

Population

56 298

Year-round temperatures

Day: 30°C až 31°C

Night: 22°C až 23°C

Climate

Hot, humid tropical rainforest climate throughout the year, with heavy rainfall and a wetter cyclone season from November to May.

Distance to the sea

0 km

Social atmosphere

5/10

Costs

Housing cost 3/10
Food cost 3/10

Business friendliness

3/10

Safety

4/10

Petty theft, robbery, harassment, and occasional unrest require caution, especially after dark and around markets, beaches, and informal settlements; police response can be slow.

Natural disaster resilience

2/10

Honiara faces frequent earthquakes, tsunami exposure on low-lying coasts, seasonal cyclones, intense rainfall, flooding, and nearby volcanic risk.

Other scores

Other scores

Internet availability 4/10
Internet speed 4/10
Internet stability 3/10
Electricity stability 4/10

Community types

  • Humanitarian workers
  • Corporate expats
  • Teachers
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Long-term expats

Largest nationality groups

  • 🇦🇺Australians
  • 🇨🇳Chinese
  • 🇺🇸Americans

Pros / Cons

Pros

  • +Airport access
  • +Strong foreign community
  • +Beaches and sea

Cons

  • −Higher prices
  • −Uneven neighborhood quality
  • −Smaller job market