Cost of living comparison
Accra is 33.1% cheaper than Honiara.
If you lived in Accra instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 59.3% less for restaurants
Honiara
|
Accra
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$4.16
GHS58.17
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$6.47
GHS90.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$0.61
GHS8.52
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.22
GHS3.07
|
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pay 48.4% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Accra
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$1.13
GHS15.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$3.96
GHS55.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$7.28
GHS101.93
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$1.71
GHS23.91
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$1.87
GHS26.15
|
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Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$0.99
GHS13.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.43
GHS5.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
$0.58
GHS8.19
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$0.85
GHS11.89
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$0.84
GHS11.74
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.70
GHS9.73
|
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pay 19.7% less for transportation
Honiara
|
Accra
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$3.69
GHS51.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.56
GHS329.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$6,189.79
GHS86,614.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.31
GHS116.35
|
|
pay 45.8% less for housing
Honiara
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$41.59
GHS582.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$895.45
GHS12,530.21
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$59.21
GHS828.54
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$29.83
GHS417.40
|
|
pay 3.7% more for childcare
Honiara
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$60.39
GHS845.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$5,690.48
GHS79,627.95
|
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pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Accra
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$0.92
GHS12.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$2.14
GHS29.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$1.48
GHS20.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$36.72
GHS513.87
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
$6.01
GHS84.03
|
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pay 25.0% less for clothing
Honiara
|
Accra
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$13.41
GHS187.58
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
$12.88
GHS180.18
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$34.37
GHS480.91
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$34.18
GHS478.32
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