Cost of living comparison

Moldova

compared to

Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Chisinau Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 21.8% more expensive than Chisinau.

Restaurants: pay 5.4% less in Honiara
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 0.6% more in Honiara
Housing: pay 35.0% more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 66.6% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% less in Honiara
Clothing: pay 15.3% less in Honiara

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

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

Display currency: USD

pay 5.4% less for restaurants

	Chisinau	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.22 MDL200.58	$6.82 SBD54.95	-39.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.70 MDL155.45	$12.40 SBD99.92	+42.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MDL21.60	$1.55 SBD12.49	+28.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MDL15.92	$1.08 SBD8.74	+21.8%
Average			-5.4%

Chisinau vs. Honiara - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Chisinau	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MDL12.71	$1.50 SBD12.07	+110.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.89 MDL87.39	$3.27 SBD26.31	-33.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 MDL84.61	$9.62 SBD77.54	+103.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.79 MDL49.81	$5.60 SBD45.16	+101.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 MDL42.13	$3.87 SBD31.16	+64.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.44 MDL7.83	$2.85 SBD23.00	+551.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 MDL15.60	$1.20 SBD9.63	+37.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 MDL16.79	$3.88 SBD31.27	+313.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 MDL17.97	$1.69 SBD13.60	+67.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MDL5.58	$0.89 SBD7.16	+184.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 MDL4.40	$1.55 SBD12.46	+528.8%
Average			+132.0%

Chisinau vs. Honiara - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 0.6% more for transportation

	Chisinau	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.44 MDL115.06	$4.99 SBD40.24	-22.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.52 MDL241.70	$24.80 SBD199.83	+83.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,507.41 MDL528K	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-37.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 MDL88.26	$11.16 SBD89.92	+126.1%
Average			+0.6%

Chisinau vs. Honiara - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 35.0% more for housing

	Chisinau	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.59 MDL189.39	$89.89 SBD724.39	+748.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$679.74 MDL12,152.24	$888.61 SBD7,160.59	+30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$435.34 MDL7,782.96	$433.97 SBD3,497.03	-0.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$185.85 MDL3,322.64	$331.86 SBD2,674.20	+78.6%
Average			+35.0%

Chisinau vs. Honiara - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 66.6% less for childcare

	Chisinau	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$434.06 MDL7,759.94	$99.19 SBD799.32	-77.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,841.67 MDL104K	$2,851.81 SBD22,980.51	-51.2%
Average			-66.6%

Chisinau vs. Honiara - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Chisinau	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 MDL40.12	$2.48 SBD19.98	+10.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 MDL38.67	$3.41 SBD27.48	+57.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.42 MDL61.18	$4.15 SBD33.47	+21.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 MDL745.01	$37.20 SBD299.75	-10.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 MDL150.43	$4.34 SBD34.97	-48.4%
Average			-6.2%

Chisinau vs. Honiara - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 15.3% less for clothing

	Chisinau	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.80 MDL1,426.62	$27.28 SBD219.81	-65.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.07 MDL841.43	$92.99 SBD749.36	+97.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.14 MDL2,040.51	$97.13 SBD782.67	-14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.56 MDL2,065.97	$103.29 SBD832.29	-10.6%
Average			-15.3%

Chisinau 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 November 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Chisinau vs. Honiara

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Honiara?

More cost comparisons

Chisinau vs.

London

Chisinau vs.

Reykjavik

Chisinau vs.

Bangkok

Chisinau vs.

New York City

Chisinau vs.

Athens

Chisinau vs.

Rome

Chisinau vs.

Cairo

Chisinau vs.

Shanghai

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

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

Add prices for Honiara

Ask the Elsewhere Community

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