Cost of living comparison

Solomon Islands

compared to

Mauritania

Nouakchott vs. Honiara Cost of Living Summary

Nouakchott is 47.4% cheaper than Honiara.

Restaurants: pay 46.7% less in Nouakchott
Groceries: pay 58.1% less in Nouakchott
Transportation: pay 31.8% less in Nouakchott
Housing: pay 63.7% less in Nouakchott
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Nouakchott
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% less in Nouakchott
Clothing: pay 54.3% less in Nouakchott

Expenses including housing, groceries, clothing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nouakchott. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Nouakchott.

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Nouakchott vs. Honiara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.7% less for restaurants

	Honiara	Nouakchott
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.82 SBD55.00	$2.49 MRO895	-63.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.40 SBD100.00	$5.93 MRO2,130	-52.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 SBD12.50	$1.76 MRO632	+13.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 SBD8.75	$2.14 MRO770	+97.6%
Average			-46.7%

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pay 58.1% less for groceries

	Honiara	Nouakchott
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 SBD12.08	$0.27 MRO96	-82.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.27 SBD26.33	$2.99 MRO1,074	-8.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.62 SBD77.60	$6.02 MRO2,160	-37.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 SBD45.20	$2.32 MRO832	-58.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 SBD31.18	$2.46 MRO882	-36.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.85 SBD23.02	$1.44 MRO518	-49.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 SBD9.64	$0.84 MRO302	-29.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.88 SBD31.30	$0.72 MRO257	-81.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 SBD13.61	$0.51 MRO185	-69.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 SBD7.17	$0.44 MRO157	-50.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.55 SBD12.47	$0.41 MRO147	-73.5%
Average			-58.1%

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pay 31.8% less for transportation

	Honiara	Nouakchott
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.99 SBD40.27	$5.42 MRO1,945	+8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.80 SBD199.99	$21.81 MRO7,831	-12.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,598.79 SBD150K	$7,478.76 MRO3M	-59.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.16 SBD90.00	$3.86 MRO1,387	-65.4%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 63.7% less for housing

	Honiara	Nouakchott
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$89.89 SBD724.96	$59.83 MRO21,479	-33.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	$291.49 MRO105K	-67.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	$174.41 MRO62,615	-59.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	$98.49 MRO35,360	-70.3%
Average			-63.7%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Honiara	Nouakchott
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.19 SBD799.96	$443.74 MRO159K	+347.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	$7,503.69 MRO3M	+163.1%
Average			+243.1%

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pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Honiara	Nouakchott
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 SBD20.00	$1.75 MRO626	-29.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 SBD27.50	$2.28 MRO819	-33.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.15 SBD33.50	$2.49 MRO895	-40.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.20 SBD299.99	$86.63 MRO31,100	+132.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.34 SBD35.00	$4.05 MRO1,454	-6.7%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 54.3% less for clothing

	Honiara	Nouakchott
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.28 SBD219.99	$15.21 MRO5,459	-44.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$92.99 SBD749.96	$22.85 MRO8,204	-75.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.13 SBD783.30	$68.31 MRO24,522	-29.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.29 SBD832.96	$46.74 MRO16,780	-54.7%
Average			-54.3%

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