Cost of living comparison

 Honiara, Solomon Islands
compared to
 Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Basseterre vs. Honiara Cost of Living Summary

Basseterre is 63.4% more expensive than Honiara.

Restaurants
pay 99.9% more in Basseterre
Groceries
pay 8.8% more in Basseterre
Housing
pay 28.2% less in Basseterre
Entertainment and Sports
pay 32.6% more in Basseterre
Clothing
pay 3.0 times more in Basseterre

The cost of clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Basseterre are more expensive than in Honiara. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Basseterre.

Basseterre vs. Honiara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Basseterre instead of Honiara, you would:

pay 99.9% more for restaurants

 
Honiara
Basseterre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.99
SBD50.06
$22.20
EC$60.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$14.99
SBD125.15
$13.98
EC$37.77
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.40
SBD11.68
$2.04
EC$5.50

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pay 8.8% more for groceries

 
Honiara
Basseterre
Bread
1 loaf
$1.36
SBD11.35
$4.07
EC$10.99
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.28
SBD19.02
$5.51
EC$14.88
Milk (1 gallon) $9.08
SBD75.80
$12.19
EC$32.94

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Honiara
Basseterre
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.23
SBD43.64
??
Monthly public transit pass $29.97
SBD250.30
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay 28.2% less for housing

 
Honiara
Basseterre
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$119.89
SBD1,001.20
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $539.52
SBD4,505.40
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $629.44
SBD5,256.30
??

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Honiara
Basseterre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $95.91
SBD800.96
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,757.54
SBD23,027.59
??

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pay 32.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Honiara
Basseterre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.28
SBD19.02
$2.22
EC$6.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.80
SBD31.70
$3.70
EC$10.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.84
SBD32.04
$5.55
EC$15.00

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

 
Honiara
Basseterre
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$20.30
SBD169.54
$88.81
EC$240.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$89.92
SBD750.90
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.93
SBD634.09
$129.51
EC$350.00

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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