Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 77.7 times more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 13.6% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,502
|
$5.43
$45.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,137
|
$15.07
$127.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
$2.41
$20.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA438
|
$1.21
$10.22
|
|
pay 22.5% more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
$1.43
$12.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,923
|
$8.62
$73.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,025
|
$10.04
$85.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,849
|
$4.70
$39.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
$4.27
$36.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,398
|
$1.99
$16.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA846
|
$0.55
$4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,165
|
$2.73
$23.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
$1.81
$15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA699
|
$2.02
$17.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA932
|
$1.34
$11.36
|
|
pay 21.2% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,330
|
$4.59
$38.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,290,109
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,832
|
?? | |
pay 537.1 times more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,636
|
$482,280.24
$4,087,414.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA308,694
|
$582.76
$4,938.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,863
|
$663.14
$5,620.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA260,730
|
?? | |
pay 74.5% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA738,542
|
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,415,975
|
$3,617.10
$30,655.61
|
|
pay 95.1% more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA719
|
$4.52
$38.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,928
|
$4.02
$34.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$3.86
$32.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,811
|
$60.29
$510.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,135
|
$4.22
$35.76
|
|
pay 29.1% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,618
|
$21.10
$178.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,671
|
$7.23
$61.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,470
|
$114.54
$970.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA57,122
|
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
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