Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 295.4 times more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Honiara instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 78.9% more for restaurants
|
N'djamena
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
$5.43
$45.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$15.07
$127.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$2.41
$20.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$1.21
$10.18
|
|
pay 96.0% more for groceries
|
N'djamena
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.43
$12.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.62
$72.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,196
|
$10.04
$84.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
$4.70
$39.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.27
$36.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,520
|
$1.99
$16.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA444
|
$0.55
$4.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$2.73
$23.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$1.81
$15.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$2.02
$17.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$1.34
$11.31
|
|
pay 39.6% more for transportation
|
N'djamena
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,022
|
$4.59
$38.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,980,596
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 2057.1 times more for housing
|
N'djamena
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,120
|
$482,280.24
$4,070,527.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,671
|
$582.76
$4,918.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$663.14
$5,596.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,278
|
?? | |
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
N'djamena
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,076
|
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,137
|
$3,617.10
$30,528.96
|
|
pay 75.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
N'djamena
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$4.52
$38.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,117
|
$4.02
$33.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$3.86
$32.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$60.29
$508.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,093
|
$4.22
$35.62
|
|
pay 2.3% more for clothing
|
N'djamena
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
$21.10
$178.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,713
|
$7.23
$61.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,356
|
$114.54
$966.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
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