Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 46.3% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 17.1% less for restaurants
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Port-au-prince
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Honiara
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,574.82
|
$5.99
SBD50.26
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,494.23
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$14.99
SBD125.64
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG262.47
|
$1.40
SBD11.73
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG196.85
|
$1.20
SBD10.05
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pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Port-au-prince
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG328.09
|
$1.36
SBD11.39
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG656.17
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG745.17
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$9.08
SBD76.10
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG366.84
|
$4.72
SBD39.56
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG906.61
|
$4.89
SBD41.03
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG297.64
|
$3.67
SBD30.77
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG71.43
|
$1.22
SBD10.26
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.53
|
$4.44
SBD37.23
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.53
|
$1.56
SBD13.07
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG297.64
|
$0.94
SBD7.86
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG166.68
|
$1.52
SBD12.77
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pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Port-au-prince
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG263.37
|
$5.23
SBD43.81
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,624.69
|
$29.97
SBD251.28
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,593,215.62
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG469.82
|
$10.79
SBD90.46
|
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pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,782.44
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.13
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG119,423.61
|
$539.52
SBD4,523.09
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG116,798.91
|
$629.44
SBD5,276.94
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,035.60
|
$550.10
SBD4,611.78
|
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pay 31.9% less for childcare
|
Port-au-prince
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,123.47
|
$95.91
SBD804.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG901,294.12
|
$2,757.54
SBD23,118.03
|
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pay 25.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port-au-prince
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG656.17
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG216.23
|
$3.80
SBD31.83
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG262.47
|
$3.84
SBD32.16
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,126.27
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,312.35
|
$3.30
SBD27.64
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pay 35.2% less for clothing
|
Port-au-prince
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,498.78
|
$20.30
SBD170.20
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,842.60
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$89.92
SBD753.85
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,748.17
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,685.21
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
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