Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 41.5 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN124
|
$5.43
$45.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN248
|
$15.07
$127.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$2.41
$20.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$1.21
$10.22
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$1.43
$12.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN122
|
$8.62
$73.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN169
|
$10.04
$85.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN87
|
$4.70
$39.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN81
|
$4.27
$36.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$1.99
$16.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.55
$4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$2.73
$23.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$1.81
$15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$2.02
$17.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$1.34
$11.36
|
|
pay 34.4% more for transportation
Kabul
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN243
|
$4.59
$38.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN745
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN496,407
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN414
|
?? | |
pay 268.7 times more for housing
Kabul
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN43,436
|
$482,280.24
$4,087,414.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN6,938
|
$582.76
$4,938.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,905
|
$663.14
$5,620.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,686
|
?? | |
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,137
|
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN109,210
|
$3,617.10
$30,655.61
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN165
|
$4.52
$38.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN83
|
$4.02
$34.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN137
|
$3.86
$32.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN896
|
$60.29
$510.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN186
|
$4.22
$35.76
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Kabul
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,186
|
$21.10
$178.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,128
|
$7.23
$61.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,234
|
$114.54
$970.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,413
|
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
|
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