Cost of living comparison
Port-au-prince is 1.9% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Port-au-prince instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 48.0% more for restaurants
Honiara
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Port-au-prince
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
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$15.00
HTG1,986.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$2.04
HTG270.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$2.25
HTG298.03
|
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pay 12.3% less for groceries
Honiara
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Port-au-prince
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$1.67
HTG221.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$1.48
HTG196.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$5.93
HTG786.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$1.00
HTG132.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
?? | |
pay 45.2% less for transportation
Honiara
|
Port-au-prince
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$2.51
HTG332.88
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 100.0% less for housing
Honiara
|
Port-au-prince
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
|
pay 36.4% more for childcare
Honiara
|
Port-au-prince
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
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pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Port-au-prince
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$4.50
HTG596.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$2.77
HTG366.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
?? | |
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Honiara
|
Port-au-prince
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
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