Cost of living comparison

 Honiara, Solomon Islands
compared to
 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Bissau vs. Honiara Cost of Living Summary

Bissau is 40.0% more expensive than Honiara.

Restaurants
pay 6.4% less in Bissau
Groceries
pay 16.9% less in Bissau
Transportation
pay 21.3% less in Bissau
Housing
pay 58.1% less in Bissau
Childcare
pay 4.4 times more in Bissau
Entertainment and Sports
pay 46.5% less in Bissau
Clothing
pay 88.4% more in Bissau

The cost of childcare and clothing in Bissau are more expensive than in Honiara. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Bissau. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Bissau.

Bissau vs. Honiara Cost Breakdown

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

pay 6.4% less for restaurants

 
Honiara
Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.99
SBD50.26
$4.90
F CFA3,083
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$14.99
SBD125.64
$9.43
F CFA5,931
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.40
SBD11.73
$1.31
F CFA822

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pay 16.9% less for groceries

 
Honiara
Bissau
Bread
1 loaf
$1.36
SBD11.39
$0.90
F CFA566
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.28
SBD19.10
$7.28
F CFA4,577
Milk (1 gallon) $9.08
SBD76.10
$6.18
F CFA3,891

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pay 21.3% less for transportation

 
Honiara
Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.23
SBD43.81
$4.52
F CFA2,843
Monthly public transit pass $29.97
SBD251.28
$25.57
F CFA16,085
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $32,027.10
F CFA20,146,143

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pay 58.1% less for housing

 
Honiara
Bissau
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$119.89
SBD1,005.13
$45.27
F CFA28,475
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $539.52
SBD4,523.09
$433.95
F CFA272,972
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $629.44
SBD5,276.94
$225.47
F CFA141,829

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

 
Honiara
Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $95.91
SBD804.11
$765.65
F CFA481,619
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,757.54
SBD23,118.04
$2,307.50
F CFA1,451,498

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pay 46.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Honiara
Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.28
SBD19.10
$1.55
F CFA976
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.80
SBD31.83
$2.04
F CFA1,285
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.84
SBD32.16
$1.63
F CFA1,028

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pay 88.4% more for clothing

 
Honiara
Bissau
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$20.30
SBD170.20
$89.86
F CFA56,528
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$89.92
SBD753.85
$57.19
F CFA35,972
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.93
SBD636.58
$81.69
F CFA51,389

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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: January 2025
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