Cost of living comparison

Ghana

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Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 26.5% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 8.2% more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 26.5% more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 13.6% more in Honiara
Housing: pay 80.7% more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 81.9% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.1% less in Honiara
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Honiara

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

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Honiara vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.2% more for restaurants

	Accra	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.98 GHS93.33	$6.82 SBD55.00	-14.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS120.88	$12.40 SBD100.00	+20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 GHS18.22	$1.55 SBD12.50	-0.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 GHS5.37	$1.08 SBD8.75	+136.3%
Average			+8.2%

Accra vs. Honiara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.5% more for groceries

	Accra	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 GHS19.03	$1.50 SBD12.08	-7.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 GHS69.08	$3.27 SBD26.33	-44.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.71 GHS160.33	$9.62 SBD77.60	-29.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.62 GHS30.70	$5.60 SBD45.20	+113.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 GHS38.13	$3.87 SBD31.18	+18.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.66 GHS19.36	$2.85 SBD23.02	+72.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 GHS7.51	$1.20 SBD9.64	+86.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS9.50	$3.88 SBD31.30	+377.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 GHS18.97	$1.69 SBD13.61	+4.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 GHS14.34	$0.89 SBD7.17	-27.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS14.24	$1.55 SBD12.47	+27.0%
Average			+26.5%

Accra vs. Honiara - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.6% more for transportation

	Accra	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 GHS58.28	$4.99 SBD40.27	+0.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.19 GHS469.97	$24.80 SBD199.99	-38.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	$18,598.79 SBD150K	+132.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 GHS138.52	$11.16 SBD90.00	-5.8%
Average			+13.6%

Accra vs. Honiara - Cost of transportation

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pay 80.7% more for housing

	Accra	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.44 GHS496.28	$89.89 SBD724.96	+111.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.62 GHS7,924.86	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	+31.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.40 GHS3,244.17	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	+56.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.06 GHS655.60	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	+492.0%
Average			+80.7%

Accra vs. Honiara - Cost of housing

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pay 81.9% less for childcare

	Accra	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$462.41 GHS5,407.96	$99.19 SBD799.96	-78.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,630.20 GHS218K	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	-84.7%
Average			-81.9%

Accra vs. Honiara - Cost of childcare

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pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 GHS21.59	$2.48 SBD20.00	+34.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.40 GHS51.49	$3.41 SBD27.50	-22.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.54 GHS29.68	$4.15 SBD33.50	+63.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.09 GHS831.35	$37.20 SBD299.99	-47.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.69 GHS148.41	$4.34 SBD35.00	-65.8%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Accra	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.19 GHS165.96	$27.28 SBD219.99	+92.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.41 GHS215.27	$92.99 SBD749.96	+405.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.21 GHS423.52	$97.13 SBD783.30	+168.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.46 GHS613.49	$103.29 SBD832.96	+96.9%
Average			+167.6%

Accra vs. Honiara - Cost of clothing

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