Cost of living comparison

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Honiara vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 6.7% more expensive than Madrid.

Restaurants
pay 26.6% less in Honiara
Groceries
pay 79.0% more in Honiara
Transportation
pay 26.9% less in Honiara
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Honiara
Childcare
pay 77.8% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports
pay 25.5% less in Honiara
Clothing
pay 1.0% more in Honiara

The cost of housing, groceries, and clothing in Honiara are more expensive than in Madrid. Expenses including childcare, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Honiara. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Honiara.

Honiara vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Honiara instead of Madrid, you would:

pay 26.6% less for restaurants

 
Madrid
Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€15.51
$5.99
SBD50.59
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€10.34
$14.99
SBD126.48
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.79
€2.69
$1.40
SBD11.80

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pay 79.0% more for groceries

 
Madrid
Honiara
Bread
1 loaf
$1.50
€1.44
$1.36
SBD11.47
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.92
€6.68
$2.28
SBD19.22
Milk (1 gallon) $4.41
€4.25
$9.08
SBD76.60

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pay 26.9% less for transportation

 
Madrid
Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.79
€6.55
$5.23
SBD44.10
Monthly public transit pass $42.87
€41.37
$29.97
SBD252.96
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,759.38
€34,506.80
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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Madrid
Honiara
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.85
€30.73
$119.89
SBD1,011.83
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,468.90
€1,417.45
$539.52
SBD4,553.23
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,074.71
€1,037.07
$629.44
SBD5,312.10

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pay 77.8% less for childcare

 
Madrid
Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $567.57
€547.69
$95.91
SBD809.46
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,069.47
€9,716.76
$2,757.54
SBD23,272.08

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pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Madrid
Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.75
€3.62
$2.28
SBD19.22
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.59
€2.50
$3.80
SBD32.04
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.43
€6.21
$3.84
SBD32.38

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pay 1.0% more for clothing

 
Madrid
Honiara
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$90.50
€87.33
$20.30
SBD171.34
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.21
€35.91
$89.92
SBD758.87
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.88
€94.45
$75.93
SBD640.83

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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