Cost of living comparison

 Rome, Italy
compared to
 Honiara, Solomon Islands
Honiara vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 13.0% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants
pay 13.4% less in Honiara
Groceries
pay 74.5% more in Honiara
Transportation
pay 28.0% less in Honiara
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Honiara
Childcare
pay 77.5% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.5% less in Honiara
Clothing
pay 24.0% more in Honiara

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

Honiara vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

pay 13.4% less for restaurants

 
Rome
Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€15.59
$5.99
SBD50.26
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€10.39
$14.99
SBD125.64
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.23
€2.17
$1.40
SBD11.73

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pay 74.5% more for groceries

 
Rome
Honiara
Bread
1 loaf
$1.78
€1.73
$1.36
SBD11.39
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.00
€6.79
$2.28
SBD19.10
Milk (1 gallon) $6.20
€6.01
$9.08
SBD76.10

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pay 28.0% less for transportation

 
Rome
Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.15
€6.93
$5.23
SBD43.81
Monthly public transit pass $37.51
€36.38
$29.97
SBD251.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,794.08
€25,984.66
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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Rome
Honiara
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.46
€28.57
$119.89
SBD1,005.13
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,180.31
€1,144.66
$539.52
SBD4,523.09
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $763.10
€740.04
$629.44
SBD5,276.94

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pay 77.5% less for childcare

 
Rome
Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $508.83
€493.46
$95.91
SBD804.11
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,490.67
€10,173.76
$2,757.54
SBD23,118.04

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pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Rome
Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€5.20
$2.28
SBD19.10
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.53
€1.48
$3.80
SBD31.83
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.43
€6.24
$3.84
SBD32.16

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pay 24.0% more for clothing

 
Rome
Honiara
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.43
€63.46
$20.30
SBD170.20
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.74
€29.81
$89.92
SBD753.85
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$77.17
€74.84
$75.93
SBD636.58

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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: January 2025
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