Cost of living comparison

Solomon Islands

compared to

New Caledonia

Noumea vs. Honiara Cost of Living Summary

Noumea is 3.2 times more expensive than Honiara.

Restaurants: pay 85.2% more in Noumea
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Noumea
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Noumea
Housing: pay 3.4% less in Noumea
Childcare: pay 8.2 times more in Noumea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2 times more in Noumea
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Noumea

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Noumea are more expensive than in Honiara. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Noumea.

Noumea vs. Honiara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.2% more for restaurants

	Honiara	Noumea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD48.84	$19.58 CFPF2,003	+222.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD97.67	$14.68 CFPF1,502	+20.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD10.99	$2.57 CFPF263	+87.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.55	$1.17 CFPF120	+10.4%
Average			+85.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Honiara	Noumea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD11.93	$2.90 CFPF296	+95.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD15.95	$15.50 CFPF1,586	+680.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD78.17	$4.63 CFPF474	-52.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD44.10	$6.47 CFPF662	+17.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD31.46	$11.32 CFPF1,158	+189.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD25.70	$1.92 CFPF197	-39.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.41	$3.39 CFPF346	+188.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD28.44	$3.00 CFPF307	-15.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.05	$3.77 CFPF386	+151.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.31	$1.83 CFPF187	+101.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.18	$1.63 CFPF167	+7.3%
Average			+120.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Honiara	Noumea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD39.34	$6.29 CFPF644	+28.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD195.35	$87.11 CFPF8,913	+258.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$31,076.13 CFPF3M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD87.91	$14.59 CFPF1,493	+33.3%
Average			+106.7%

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pay 3.4% less for housing

	Honiara	Noumea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD708.13	$51.39 CFPF5,257	-41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,395.29	$856.43 CFPF87,624	+56.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,127.84	$783.02 CFPF80,114	+22.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,614.19	$159.67 CFPF16,337	-50.9%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 8.2 times more for childcare

	Honiara	Noumea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD781.38	$796.07 CFPF81,449	+718.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD22,464.80	??
Average			+718.3%

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pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Honiara	Noumea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD14.65	$10.52 CFPF1,077	+476.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.15	$4.91 CFPF503	+56.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD32.23	$20.36 CFPF2,083	+407.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$61.17 CFPF6,259
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD26.86	$14.68 CFPF1,502	+339.1%
Average			+320.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Honiara	Noumea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD165.39	$115.01 CFPF11,767	+458.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD732.55	$61.99 CFPF6,342	-32.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD618.60	$103.99 CFPF10,640	+35.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD618.60	$244.69 CFPF25,035	+217.7%
Average			+169.8%

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