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Nigeria

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Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 57.6% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 60.1% more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 18.2% more in Honiara
Housing: pay 65.4% more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 40.9% more in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.3% more in Honiara
Clothing: pay 18.2% more in Honiara

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Honiara are more expensive than in Abuja. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Honiara.

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Honiara vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Abuja	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$6.82 SBD55.00	+241.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 NGN5,324.84	$12.40 SBD100.00	+210.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 NGN650.79	$1.55 SBD12.50	+217.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NGN928.07	$1.08 SBD8.75	+55.6%
Average			+202.7%

Abuja vs. Honiara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.1% more for groceries

	Abuja	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 NGN1,752.51	$1.50 SBD12.08	+13.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 NGN7,338.86	$3.27 SBD26.33	-40.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.88 NGN18,480.74	$9.62 SBD77.60	-30.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.83 NGN2,442.20	$5.60 SBD45.20	+205.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.39 NGN3,184.67	$3.87 SBD31.18	+61.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 NGN1,224.04	$2.85 SBD23.02	+210.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN883.74	$1.20 SBD9.64	+80.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 NGN908.26	$3.88 SBD31.30	+468.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NGN1,394.13	$1.69 SBD13.61	+61.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,104.11	$0.89 SBD7.17	+7.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 NGN1,468.62	$1.55 SBD12.47	+40.2%
Average			+60.1%

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pay 18.2% more for transportation

	Abuja	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 NGN2,847.35	$4.99 SBD40.27	+133.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.78 NGN43,636.37	$24.80 SBD199.99	-24.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN35M	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-28.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.30 NGN9,713.27	$11.16 SBD90.00	+52.9%
Average			+18.2%

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pay 65.4% more for housing

	Abuja	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.15 NGN38,810.71	$89.89 SBD724.96	+208.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$596.02 NGN793K	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	+49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.58 NGN467K	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	+23.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.28 NGN115K	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	+284.6%
Average			+65.4%

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pay 40.9% more for childcare

	Abuja	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.24 NGN60,218.19	$99.19 SBD799.96	+119.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,150.69 NGN4M	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	-9.5%
Average			+40.9%

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pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 NGN1,331.21	$2.48 SBD20.00	+148.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NGN4,464.03	$3.41 SBD27.50	+1.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$4.15 SBD33.50	+107.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.12 NGN34,764.93	$37.20 SBD299.99	+42.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.41 NGN8,530.91	$4.34 SBD35.00	-32.3%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 18.2% more for clothing

	Abuja	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.92 NGN34,511.60	$27.28 SBD219.99	+5.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.65 NGN80,732.29	$92.99 SBD749.96	+53.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.11 NGN104K	$97.13 SBD783.30	+24.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.08 NGN141K	$103.29 SBD832.96	-2.6%
Average			+18.2%

Abuja vs. Honiara - Cost of clothing

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