Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 2.3 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.9% more in Honiara
- Groceries
-
pay 65.1% more in Honiara
- Transportation
-
pay 31.1% less in Honiara
- Housing
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pay 5.4 times more in Honiara
- Childcare
-
pay 4.4 times more in Honiara
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 2.9% more in Honiara
- Clothing
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pay 35.4% more in Honiara
The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Honiara are more expensive than in Paramaribo. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Honiara.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 41.9% more for restaurants
|
Paramaribo
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
SRD254.10
|
$5.99
SBD50.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
SRD333.97
|
$14.99
SBD126.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
SRD47.18
|
$1.40
SBD11.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
SRD20.81
|
$1.20
SBD10.09
|
|
pay 65.1% more for groceries
|
Paramaribo
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
SRD44.71
|
$1.36
SBD11.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
SRD227.27
|
$2.28
SBD19.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SRD201.24
|
$9.08
SBD76.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
SRD119.21
|
$4.72
SBD39.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
SRD85.40
|
$4.89
SBD41.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD74.42
|
$3.67
SBD30.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
SRD29.95
|
$1.22
SBD10.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SRD43.02
|
$4.44
SBD37.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SRD67.95
|
$1.56
SBD13.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD21.50
|
$0.94
SBD7.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
SRD27.32
|
$1.52
SBD12.81
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
|
Paramaribo
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
SRD150.72
|
$5.23
SBD43.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,280.54
|
$29.97
SBD252.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD911,262.50
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.00
SRD838.36
|
$10.79
SBD90.80
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
|
Paramaribo
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.02
SRD1,130.85
|
$119.89
SBD1,008.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.42
SRD18,823.64
|
$539.52
SBD4,540.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.83
SRD7,101.62
|
$629.44
SBD5,296.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,485.99
|
$550.10
SBD4,629.02
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Paramaribo
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.03
SRD2,297.36
|
$95.91
SBD807.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$380.51
SRD13,869.96
|
$2,757.54
SBD23,204.46
|
|
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paramaribo
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SRD72.90
|
$2.28
SBD19.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
SRD82.13
|
$3.80
SBD31.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
SRD220.28
|
$3.84
SBD32.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.63
SRD460.24
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SRD182.25
|
$3.30
SBD27.74
|
|
pay 35.4% more for clothing
|
Paramaribo
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.30
SRD1,323.00
|
$20.30
SBD170.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.44
SRD1,036.71
|
$89.92
SBD756.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.41
SRD2,748.90
|
$75.93
SBD638.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.56
SRD4,030.07
|
$75.93
SBD638.96
|
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