Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 334.8 times more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Honiara
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.27
UGX8,576
|
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
UGX32,286
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,576
|
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,177
|
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Kampala
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
UGX4,145
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
UGX8,071
|
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX10,728
|
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
UGX6,182
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
UGX7,551
|
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
UGX4,996
|
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX2,006
|
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,654
|
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,859
|
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,736
|
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
UGX1,621
|
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
|
pay 20.3% less for transportation
Kampala
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,729
|
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX156,384
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,687.08
UGX40,357,076
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
UGX16,143
|
?? | |
pay 2332.1 times more for housing
Kampala
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.99
UGX260,530
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.62
UGX1,229,630
|
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.31
UGX605,356
|
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.54
UGX156,878
|
?? | |
pay 30.7% less for childcare
Kampala
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.06
UGX695,039
|
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,675,958
|
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
|
pay 78.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
UGX4,036
|
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
UGX10,089
|
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
UGX9,585
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.23
UGX231,212
|
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
UGX22,701
|
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
|
pay 55.6% more for clothing
Kampala
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.42
UGX62,004
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.14
UGX76,058
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.26
UGX170,895
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.78
UGX221,964
|
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
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