Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Honiara, Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 46.3% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 17.1% less in Honiara
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Honiara
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 31.9% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.2% more in Honiara
Clothing: pay 35.2% less in Honiara

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

Honiara vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Honiara instead of Port-au-prince, you would:

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pay 17.1% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,572.57	$5.99 SBD50.44	-50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.09	$14.99 SBD126.11	+31.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.09	$1.40 SBD11.77	-30.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.57	$1.20 SBD10.09	-20.1%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.62	$1.36 SBD11.43	-45.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$2.28 SBD19.17	-54.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.10	$9.08 SBD76.38	+59.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.32	$4.72 SBD39.71	+68.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.32	$4.89 SBD41.19	-29.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$3.67 SBD30.89	+61.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.33	$1.22 SBD10.30	+124.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$4.44 SBD37.37	+879.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$1.56 SBD13.12	+243.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$0.94 SBD7.89	-58.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.44	$1.52 SBD12.81	+19.9%
Average			+115.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.99	$5.23 SBD43.98	+160.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,620.94	$29.97 SBD252.22	+49.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,586,653.36	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.15	$10.79 SBD90.80	+201.4%
Average			+137.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Port-au-prince	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,751.32	$119.89 SBD1,008.89	-27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,252.99	$539.52 SBD4,540.00	-40.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,632.04	$629.44 SBD5,296.67	-29.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,021.26	$550.10 SBD4,629.02	+619.4%
Average			+130.4%

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pay 31.9% less for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,104.72	$95.91 SBD807.11	-4.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,006.46	$2,757.54 SBD23,204.46	-59.8%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 25.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$2.28 SBD19.17	-54.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.92	$3.80 SBD31.95	+130.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.09	$3.84 SBD32.28	+91.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,113.23	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,310.47	$3.30 SBD27.74	-67.0%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 35.2% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,483.78	$20.30 SBD170.84	-74.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,828.54	$89.92 SBD756.67	+19.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,725.67	$75.93 SBD638.96	-36.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,657.09	$75.93 SBD638.96	-49.4%
Average			-35.2%

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