Cost of living comparison

Paraguay

compared to

Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 36.7% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 36.0% more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 86.5% more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 7.6% less in Honiara
Housing: pay 80.5% more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 48.3% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5% less in Honiara
Clothing: pay 1.3% less in Honiara

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

Planning a move to Solomon Islands? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Honiara vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 36.0% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 PYG39,213	$6.82 SBD55.00	-0.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 PYG39,213	$12.40 SBD100.00	+80.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 PYG6,045	$1.55 SBD12.50	+46.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,268	$1.08 SBD8.75	+89.9%
Average			+36.0%

Asuncion vs. Honiara - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 86.5% more for groceries

	Asuncion	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 PYG8,437	$1.50 SBD12.08	+1.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 PYG27,738	$3.27 SBD26.33	-32.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 PYG27,620	$9.62 SBD77.60	+99.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 PYG13,716	$5.60 SBD45.20	+133.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 PYG13,532	$3.87 SBD31.18	+63.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 PYG7,740	$2.85 SBD23.02	+110.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,271	$1.20 SBD9.64	+109.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,097	$3.88 SBD31.30	+616.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 PYG6,300	$1.69 SBD13.61	+53.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 PYG3,502	$0.89 SBD7.17	+45.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 PYG3,412	$1.55 SBD12.47	+159.3%
Average			+86.5%

Asuncion vs. Honiara - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 7.6% less for transportation

	Asuncion	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 PYG26,771	$4.99 SBD40.27	+6.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG216K	$24.80 SBD199.99	-34.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG98M	$18,598.79 SBD150K	+8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG79,014	$11.16 SBD90.00	-19.2%
Average			-7.6%

Asuncion vs. Honiara - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 80.5% more for housing

	Asuncion	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.03 PYG126K	$89.89 SBD724.96	+308.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.19 PYG4M	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	+42.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$378.03 PYG2M	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	+14.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.14 PYG218K	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	+770.2%
Average			+80.5%

Asuncion vs. Honiara - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 48.3% less for childcare

	Asuncion	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.39 PYG1M	$99.19 SBD799.96	-45.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,778.44 PYG33M	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	-50.6%
Average			-48.3%

Asuncion vs. Honiara - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 PYG10,784	$2.48 SBD20.00	+31.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 PYG19,171	$3.41 SBD27.50	+1.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 PYG13,234	$4.15 SBD33.50	+79.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.10 PYG206K	$37.20 SBD299.99	+3.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 PYG49,016	$4.34 SBD35.00	-49.4%
Average			-4.5%

Asuncion vs. Honiara - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 1.3% less for clothing

	Asuncion	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG363K	$27.28 SBD219.99	-57.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.56 PYG324K	$92.99 SBD749.96	+64.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.05 PYG607K	$97.13 SBD783.30	-8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.55 PYG404K	$103.29 SBD832.96	+46.4%
Average			-1.3%

Asuncion vs. Honiara - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Asuncion vs. Honiara

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Honiara?

More cost comparisons

Asuncion vs.

Moscow

Asuncion vs.

Dublin

Asuncion vs.

Berlin

Asuncion vs.

Bangkok

Asuncion vs.

Reykjavik

Asuncion vs.

Madrid

Asuncion vs.

Vienna

Asuncion vs.

Cairo

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Paraguay vs. Solomon Islands. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Paraguay and Solomon Islands.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Asuncion

Add prices for Honiara

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Honiara or Asuncion. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.