Cost of living comparison

Luanda, Angola

compared to

Honiara, Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Luanda Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 40.3% more expensive than Luanda.

Restaurants: pay 23.5% more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 84.9% more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 87.4% more in Honiara
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 83.8% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.8% more in Honiara
Clothing: pay 44.2% less in Honiara

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

Honiara vs. Luanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.5% more for restaurants

	Luanda	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.87 AOA5,383.91	$5.99 SBD50.00	+2.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AOA7,176.16	$14.99 SBD125.00	+91.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 AOA1,504.07	$1.40 SBD11.67	-14.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AOA955.10	$1.20 SBD10.00	+15.1%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 84.9% more for groceries

	Luanda	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 AOA1,184.10	$1.36 SBD11.33	+5.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 AOA5,727.89	$2.28 SBD19.00	-63.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.93 AOA6,350.71	$9.08 SBD75.71	+31.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 AOA2,142.89	$4.72 SBD39.36	+101.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 AOA2,487.18	$4.89 SBD40.82	+80.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 AOA1,077.66	$3.67 SBD30.62	+212.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 AOA451.42	$1.22 SBD10.21	+148.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 AOA1,267.97	$4.44 SBD37.04	+221.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 AOA863.33	$1.56 SBD13.00	+65.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 AOA742.98	$0.94 SBD7.82	+15.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 AOA648.28	$1.52 SBD12.70	+115.4%
Average			+84.9%

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pay 87.4% more for transportation

	Luanda	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.40 AOA1,287.35	$5.23 SBD43.59	+272.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.17 AOA30,420.34	$29.97 SBD249.99	-9.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,880.09 AOA18,230,046.59	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.84 AOA9,936.29	$10.79 SBD90.00	-0.4%
Average			+87.4%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Luanda	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.73 AOA121,712.51	$119.89 SBD999.96	-9.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$493.78 AOA452,791.78	$539.52 SBD4,499.82	+9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$282.94 AOA259,455.97	$629.44 SBD5,249.80	+122.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.50 AOA67,398.42	$550.10 SBD4,588.06	+648.4%
Average			+192.6%

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pay 83.8% less for childcare

	Luanda	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$697.15 AOA639,287.01	$95.91 SBD799.97	-86.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,918.69 AOA13,680,440.43	$2,757.54 SBD22,999.10	-81.5%
Average			-83.8%

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pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Luanda	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 AOA1,421.04	$2.28 SBD19.00	+47.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.59 AOA3,291.06	$3.80 SBD31.67	+5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AOA2,184.70	$3.84 SBD32.00	+61.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.94 AOA39,372.59	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.49 AOA4,113.98	$3.30 SBD27.50	-26.5%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 44.2% less for clothing

	Luanda	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.67 AOA89,559.02	$20.30 SBD169.33	-79.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.01 AOA72,450.15	$89.92 SBD749.97	+13.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.43 AOA118,690.99	$75.93 SBD633.31	-41.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$254.73 AOA233,591.27	$75.93 SBD633.31	-70.2%
Average			-44.2%

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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: May 2025

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