Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 40.3% more expensive than Luanda.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Luanda, you would:
pay 23.5% more for restaurants
|
Luanda
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.87
AOA5,389.78
|
$5.99
SBD50.26
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
AOA7,183.98
|
$14.99
SBD125.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,505.72
|
$1.40
SBD11.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA956.15
|
$1.20
SBD10.05
|
|
pay 84.9% more for groceries
|
Luanda
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AOA1,185.39
|
$1.36
SBD11.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
AOA5,734.14
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
AOA6,357.64
|
$9.08
SBD76.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.34
AOA2,145.22
|
$4.72
SBD39.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
AOA2,489.89
|
$4.89
SBD41.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
AOA1,078.84
|
$3.67
SBD30.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA451.91
|
$1.22
SBD10.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
AOA1,269.35
|
$4.44
SBD37.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
AOA864.27
|
$1.56
SBD13.07
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
AOA743.79
|
$0.94
SBD7.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
AOA648.98
|
$1.52
SBD12.77
|
|
pay 87.4% more for transportation
|
Luanda
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,288.75
|
$5.23
SBD43.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.17
AOA30,453.52
|
$29.97
SBD251.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA18,249,926.68
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.84
AOA9,947.12
|
$10.79
SBD90.46
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Luanda
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.73
AOA121,845.24
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$493.78
AOA453,285.56
|
$539.52
SBD4,523.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$282.94
AOA259,738.91
|
$629.44
SBD5,276.94
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA67,471.92
|
$550.10
SBD4,611.78
|
|
pay 83.8% less for childcare
|
Luanda
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$697.15
AOA639,984.16
|
$95.91
SBD804.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,918.69
AOA13,695,359.13
|
$2,757.54
SBD23,118.04
|
|
pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Luanda
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
AOA1,422.59
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
AOA3,294.65
|
$3.80
SBD31.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,187.08
|
$3.84
SBD32.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.94
AOA39,415.53
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
AOA4,118.47
|
$3.30
SBD27.64
|
|
pay 44.2% less for clothing
|
Luanda
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.67
AOA89,656.68
|
$20.30
SBD170.20
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$79.01
AOA72,529.16
|
$89.92
SBD753.85
|
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|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.43
AOA118,820.43
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$254.73
AOA233,846.00
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
|
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