Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 18.1% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 36.7% less for restaurants
Honiara
|
Port Louis
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$6.89
MUR318.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$5.29
MUR244.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$0.98
MUR45.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.61
MUR28.25
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Port Louis
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$0.69
MUR31.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$5.95
MUR275.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$5.34
MUR246.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$1.97
MUR90.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$2.53
MUR117.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$0.87
MUR40.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.97
MUR44.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
$0.81
MUR37.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$1.16
MUR53.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$0.63
MUR29.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.64
MUR29.48
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
Honiara
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$5.69
MUR263.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.05
MUR1,019.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,460.86
MUR1,223,310.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.95
MUR968.45
|
|
pay 53.2% less for housing
Honiara
|
Port Louis
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$35.28
MUR1,631.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$518.19
MUR23,956.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$341.79
MUR15,801.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$38.92
MUR1,799.49
|
|
pay 48.5% more for childcare
Honiara
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$203.60
MUR9,412.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$4,630.65
MUR214,079.27
|
|
pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Port Louis
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$2.54
MUR117.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$2.38
MUR109.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$6.06
MUR280.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$31.42
MUR1,452.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
$6.34
MUR293.08
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Honiara
|
Port Louis
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$61.01
MUR2,820.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
$51.45
MUR2,378.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$99.23
MUR4,587.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$82.32
MUR3,805.85
|
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