Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 2.4 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Honiara
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,494
|
$5.58
SBD47.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA1,995
|
$14.69
SBD124.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA878
|
$1.47
SBD12.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA287
|
$1.17
SBD9.97
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA623
|
$1.41
SBD11.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,240
|
$7.99
SBD67.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,570
|
$10.08
SBD85.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA910
|
$4.70
SBD39.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,810
|
$4.00
SBD33.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,154
|
$3.36
SBD28.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA475
|
$1.20
SBD10.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA520
|
$3.86
SBD32.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA277
|
$1.60
SBD13.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA422
|
$0.80
SBD6.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA379
|
$1.60
SBD13.57
|
|
pay 96.8% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,765
|
$5.27
SBD44.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA9,975
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA18,953,404
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,294
|
$10.57
SBD89.77
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,601
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA81,051
|
$567.86
SBD4,820.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA74,816
|
$646.18
SBD5,485.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,711
|
$539.06
SBD4,576.40
|
|
pay 36.6% less for childcare
Yaounde
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA161,528
|
$117.49
SBD997.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,712,457
|
$2,349.75
SBD19,948.42
|
|
pay 80.2% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA648
|
$2.94
SBD24.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA848
|
$2.94
SBD24.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,247
|
$3.88
SBD32.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,469
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA4,988
|
$4.11
SBD34.91
|
|
pay 92.9% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA14,963
|
$24.08
SBD204.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,457
|
$88.12
SBD748.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,420
|
$93.99
SBD797.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
$88.12
SBD748.07
|
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