Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 26.0% cheaper than Honiara.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 41.0% less for restaurants
Honiara
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
$1.45
FCFA884
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
$0.47
FCFA289
|
|
pay 40.1% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
$0.79
FCFA479
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.46
FCFA279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
$0.70
FCFA425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.63
FCFA382
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
Honiara
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
|
pay 82.0% less for housing
Honiara
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
|
pay 74.0% more for childcare
Honiara
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
|
pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$1.40
FCFA854
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
Honiara
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
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