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Honiara vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 7.1% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 31.4% less in Honiara
Groceries: pay 88.6% more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 16.7% more in Honiara
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 61.3% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.5% less in Honiara
Clothing: pay 41.4% less in Honiara

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

Honiara vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Honiara instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 31.4% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	$6.08 SBD50.04	-66.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	$12.16 SBD100.08	+1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	$1.37 SBD11.26	-37.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	$1.06 SBD8.76	-23.4%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 88.6% more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	$1.49 SBD12.22	-48.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	$1.99 SBD16.35	-67.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	$9.73 SBD80.10	+66.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	$5.49 SBD45.19	+66.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	$3.92 SBD32.23	-0.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	$3.20 SBD26.33	+178.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	$1.17 SBD9.65	+21.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 ARS819.15	$3.54 SBD29.14	+525.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	$1.50 SBD12.35	+31.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ARS952.66	$0.91 SBD7.49	+38.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ARS837.26	$1.52 SBD12.48	+162.0%
Average			+88.6%

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pay 16.7% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	$4.90 SBD40.31	+13.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	$24.32 SBD200.16	+21.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	$10.94 SBD90.07	+15.0%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Buenos Aires	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	$88.16 SBD725.60	+199.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	-17.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	+37.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	+222.3%
Average			+110.7%

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pay 61.3% less for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	$97.28 SBD800.66	-73.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	-49.1%
Average			-61.3%

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pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	$1.82 SBD15.01	-52.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	$3.13 SBD25.77	-24.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	$4.01 SBD33.03	+9.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	$3.34 SBD27.52	-62.8%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 41.4% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	$20.59 SBD169.47	-81.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	$91.20 SBD750.62	-0.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	$77.01 SBD633.85	-40.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	$77.01 SBD633.85	-42.9%
Average			-41.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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