Cost of living comparison

 Libreville, Gabon
compared to
 Honiara, Solomon Islands
Honiara vs. Libreville Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 32.4% more expensive than Libreville.

Restaurants
pay 8.8% less in Honiara
Groceries
pay 47.0% more in Honiara
Transportation
pay 19.8% more in Honiara
Housing
pay 2.6 times more in Honiara
Childcare
pay 33.5% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports
pay 37.9% more in Honiara
Clothing
pay 7.0% more in Honiara

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

Honiara vs. Libreville Cost Breakdown

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

pay 8.8% less for restaurants

 
Libreville
Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.34
FCFA9,436
$5.99
SBD49.85
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.25
FCFA7,077
$14.99
SBD124.63
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.23
FCFA708
$1.40
SBD11.63

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pay 47.0% more for groceries

 
Libreville
Honiara
Bread
1 loaf
$1.42
FCFA818
$1.36
SBD11.30
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.40
FCFA1,966
$2.28
SBD18.94
Milk (1 gallon) $9.78
FCFA5,648
$9.08
SBD75.49

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pay 19.8% more for transportation

 
Libreville
Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.89
FCFA2,246
$5.23
SBD43.46
Monthly public transit pass $44.93
FCFA25,950
$29.97
SBD249.27
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,776.16
FCFA16,041,529
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pay 2.6 times more for housing

 
Libreville
Honiara
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$68.08
FCFA39,317
$119.89
SBD997.07
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $844.18
FCFA487,537
$539.52
SBD4,486.82
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $490.17
FCFA283,086
$629.44
SBD5,234.63

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pay 33.5% less for childcare

 
Libreville
Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $118.46
FCFA68,412
$95.91
SBD797.66
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,310.15
FCFA3,066,763
$2,757.54
SBD22,932.65

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pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Libreville
Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.98
FCFA566
$2.28
SBD18.94
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.25
FCFA2,453
$3.80
SBD31.57
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.45
FCFA1,415
$3.84
SBD31.91

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pay 7.0% more for clothing

 
Libreville
Honiara
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.36
FCFA37,745
$20.30
SBD168.84
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$73.53
FCFA42,463
$89.92
SBD747.80
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$44.93
FCFA25,950
$75.93
SBD631.48

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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: April 2025
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