Cost of living comparison

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Honiara vs. N'djamena Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 87.7% more expensive than N'djamena.

Restaurants: pay 13.3% more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 79.1% more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 37.7% more in Honiara
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Honiara
Clothing: pay 47.5% more in Honiara

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Honiara are more expensive than in N'djamena. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Honiara.

Honiara vs. N'djamena Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Honiara instead of N'djamena, you would:

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pay 13.3% more for restaurants

	N'djamena	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.94 FCFA5,038	$6.08 SBD50.04	-32.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$12.16 SBD100.08
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA504	$1.37 SBD11.26	+53.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA504	$1.06 SBD8.76	+19.0%
Average			+13.3%

N'djamena vs. Honiara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.1% more for groceries

	N'djamena	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 FCFA202	$1.49 SBD12.22	+315.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.79 FCFA1,008	$1.99 SBD16.35	+11.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.33 FCFA8,074	$9.73 SBD80.10	-32.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,209	$5.49 SBD45.19	+155.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 FCFA1,828	$3.92 SBD32.23	+20.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 FCFA1,257	$3.20 SBD26.33	+43.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 FCFA571	$1.17 SBD9.65	+15.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 FCFA686	$3.54 SBD29.14	+191.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA655	$1.50 SBD12.35	+29.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA427	$0.91 SBD7.49	+20.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA427	$1.52 SBD12.48	+100.3%
Average			+79.1%

N'djamena vs. Honiara - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.7% more for transportation

	N'djamena	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,418	$4.90 SBD40.31	+14.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.44 FCFA50,383	$24.32 SBD200.16	-72.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,342.25 FCFA6,952,922	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.02 FCFA2,267	$10.94 SBD90.07	+171.9%
Average			+37.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	N'djamena	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$447.18 FCFA251,917	$88.16 SBD725.60	-80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,517.71 FCFA854,992	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	-63.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.44 FCFA50,383	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	+613.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$325.45 SBD2,678.67
Average			+156.5%

N'djamena vs. Honiara - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	N'djamena	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$97.28 SBD800.66
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	N'djamena	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 FCFA756	$1.82 SBD15.01	+36.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.89 FCFA504	$3.13 SBD25.77	+250.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.03 FCFA579	$4.01 SBD33.03	+290.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.34 SBD27.52
Average			+192.1%

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pay 47.5% more for clothing

	N'djamena	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.83 FCFA15,115	$20.59 SBD169.47	-23.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.77 FCFA20,153	$91.20 SBD750.62	+154.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.72 FCFA25,192	$77.01 SBD633.85	+72.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.44 FCFA50,383	$77.01 SBD633.85	-13.9%
Average			+47.5%

N'djamena vs. Honiara - Cost of clothing

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