Cost of living comparison

Comoros

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Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Moroni Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 2.4% cheaper than Moroni.

Restaurants: pay 34.6% more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 2.8% less in Honiara
Transportation: pay 28.5% less in Honiara
Housing: pay 17.4% more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 77.5% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.0% more in Honiara
Clothing: pay 7.1% less in Honiara

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

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Honiara vs. Moroni Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.6% more for restaurants

	Moroni	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.16 KMF2,710	$6.82 SBD55.00	+10.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.96 KMF3,503	$12.40 SBD100.00	+55.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 KMF438	$1.55 SBD12.50	+55.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 KMF283	$1.08 SBD8.75	+68.5%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 2.8% less for groceries

	Moroni	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 KMF250	$1.50 SBD12.08	+164.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 KMF1,695	$3.27 SBD26.33	-15.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.30 KMF7,174	$9.62 SBD77.60	-41.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 KMF2,207	$5.60 SBD45.20	+11.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.87 SBD31.18
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 KMF1,006	$2.85 SBD23.02	+24.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.20 SBD9.64
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$3.88 SBD31.30
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 KMF822	$1.69 SBD13.61	-9.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.04 KMF898	$0.89 SBD7.17	-56.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.40 KMF617	$1.55 SBD12.47	+10.3%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 28.5% less for transportation

	Moroni	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.40 KMF5,017	$4.99 SBD40.27	-56.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.19 KMF14,165	$24.80 SBD199.99	-23.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,057.90 KMF8M	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-2.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.56 KMF3,768	$11.16 SBD90.00	+30.3%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 17.4% more for housing

	Moroni	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.74 KMF32,446	$89.89 SBD724.96	+21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$727.83 KMF320K	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	+22.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$604.66 KMF266K	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	-28.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.63 KMF37,676	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	+287.6%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 77.5% less for childcare

	Moroni	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$398.63 KMF175K	$99.19 SBD799.96	-75.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,067.24 KMF6M	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	-79.7%
Average			-77.5%

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pay 37.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Moroni	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KMF458	$2.48 SBD20.00	+138.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 KMF774	$3.41 SBD27.50	+94.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.15 SBD33.50
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$37.20 SBD299.99
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 KMF2,862	$4.34 SBD35.00	-33.3%
Average			+37.0%

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pay 7.1% less for clothing

	Moroni	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.47 KMF26,605	$27.28 SBD219.99	-54.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.47 KMF26,605	$92.99 SBD749.96	+53.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.73 KMF48,283	$97.13 SBD783.30	-11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.10 KMF37,444	$103.29 SBD832.96	+21.4%
Average			-7.1%

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