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Kuwait City vs. Honiara Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 38.1% more expensive than Honiara.

Restaurants: pay 15.4% less in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 36.8% less in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 41.9% more in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 17.9% less in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 94.5% more in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 9.9% more in Kuwait City

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

Kuwait City vs. Honiara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Honiara, you would:

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pay 15.4% less for restaurants

	Honiara	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$11.45 KWD3.510	+88.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$9.48 KWD2.910	-22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$0.56 KWD0.170	-58.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$0.33 KWD0.100	-69.3%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 36.8% less for groceries

	Honiara	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$1.32 KWD0.410	-11.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$2.68 KWD0.820	+35.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$5.98 KWD1.840	-38.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$1.95 KWD0.600	-64.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$3.21 KWD0.980	-18.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$1.06 KWD0.320	-66.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$0.88 KWD0.270	-24.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$0.77 KWD0.240	-78.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$0.78 KWD0.240	-48.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$0.60 KWD0.180	-33.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$0.68 KWD0.210	-55.3%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 41.9% more for transportation

	Honiara	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$1.35 KWD0.420	-72.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$44.15 KWD13.550	+81.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$23.71 KWD7.280	+116.7%
Average			+41.9%

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pay 17.9% less for housing

	Honiara	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$29.07 KWD8.920	-67.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$923.87 KWD283.610	+68.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$704.38 KWD216.230	+10.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$52.86 KWD16.230	-83.8%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Honiara	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$306.59 KWD94.120	+215.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	+166.1%
Average			+190.6%

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pay 94.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Honiara	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$3.27 KWD1.000	+79.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$5.74 KWD1.760	+83.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$2.94 KWD0.900	-26.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$108.17 KWD33.210
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$11.45 KWD3.510	+242.3%
Average			+94.5%

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pay 9.9% more for clothing

	Honiara	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$39.65 KWD12.170	+92.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$38.70 KWD11.880	-57.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$85.03 KWD26.100	+10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$72.67 KWD22.310	-5.6%
Average			+9.9%

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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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