Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Male Cost of Living Summary

Honiara costs about the same as Male.

Restaurants: pay 30.6% more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 30.8% more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 15.8% less in Honiara
Housing: pay 1.4% less in Honiara
Childcare: pay 28.7% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.9% less in Honiara
Clothing: pay 29.8% more in Honiara

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

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Honiara vs. Male Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.6% more for restaurants

	Male	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$6.82 SBD54.95	+13.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.73 MVR150.39	$12.40 SBD99.92	+27.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$1.55 SBD12.49	-4.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$1.08 SBD8.74	+265.2%
Average			+30.6%

Male vs. Honiara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.8% more for groceries

	Male	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$1.50 SBD12.07	-9.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.34 MVR82.43	$3.27 SBD26.31	-38.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.69 MVR118.80	$9.62 SBD77.54	+25.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 MVR29.70	$5.60 SBD45.16	+191.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 MVR42.73	$3.87 SBD31.16	+39.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$2.85 SBD23.00	+58.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$1.20 SBD9.63	-13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 MVR28.65	$3.88 SBD31.27	+109.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.84	$1.69 SBD13.60	+38.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 MVR14.40	$0.89 SBD7.16	-4.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 MVR13.30	$1.55 SBD12.46	+79.7%
Average			+30.8%

Male vs. Honiara - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.8% less for transportation

	Male	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$4.99 SBD40.24	+31.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$24.80 SBD199.83	-19.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-42.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$11.16 SBD89.92	-36.3%
Average			-15.8%

Male vs. Honiara - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.4% less for housing

	Male	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$89.89 SBD724.39	+23.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$951.14 MVR14,695.19	$888.61 SBD7,160.59	-6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$699.92 MVR10,813.71	$433.97 SBD3,497.03	-38.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.98 MVR1,405.60	$331.86 SBD2,674.20	+264.8%
Average			-1.4%

Male vs. Honiara - Cost of housing

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pay 28.7% less for childcare

	Male	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.98 MVR2,857.90	$99.19 SBD799.32	-46.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,004.83 MVR46,424.59	$2,851.81 SBD22,980.51	-5.1%
Average			-28.7%

Male vs. Honiara - Cost of childcare

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pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Male	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$2.48 SBD19.98	-49.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.84	$3.41 SBD27.48	-3.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 MVR230.60	$4.15 SBD33.47	-72.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$37.20 SBD299.75	-47.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$4.34 SBD34.97	-55.4%
Average			-46.9%

Male vs. Honiara - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 29.8% more for clothing

	Male	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.48	$27.28 SBD219.81	-31.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.64 MVR766.88	$92.99 SBD749.36	+87.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.13 MVR1,346.11	$97.13 SBD782.67	+11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.52 MVR811.39	$103.29 SBD832.29	+96.7%
Average			+29.8%

Male vs. Honiara - Cost of clothing

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