Cost of living comparison

Niger

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Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Niamey Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 17.1% more expensive than Niamey.

Restaurants: pay 15.7% more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 33.1% more in Honiara
Housing: pay 5.6% more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 74.6% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% less in Honiara
Clothing: pay 5.7% more in Honiara

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

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Honiara vs. Niamey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.7% more for restaurants

	Niamey	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.40 F CFA3,737	$6.82 SBD55.00	+6.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.39 F CFA5,481	$12.40 SBD100.00	+32.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 F CFA835	$1.55 SBD12.50	+8.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 F CFA561	$1.08 SBD8.75	+13.0%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Niamey	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 F CFA316	$1.50 SBD12.08	+177.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.27 SBD26.33
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.05 F CFA5,282	$9.62 SBD77.60	+6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 F CFA1,262	$5.60 SBD45.20	+159.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 F CFA1,582	$3.87 SBD31.18	+42.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 F CFA904	$2.85 SBD23.02	+84.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 F CFA422	$1.20 SBD9.64	+65.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 F CFA753	$3.88 SBD31.30	+200.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 F CFA437	$1.69 SBD13.61	+125.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 F CFA377	$0.89 SBD7.17	+37.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 F CFA181	$1.55 SBD12.47	+399.4%
Average			+108.5%

Niamey vs. Honiara - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.1% more for transportation

	Niamey	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.58 F CFA2,087	$4.99 SBD40.27	+39.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$24.80 SBD199.99
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,484.30 F CFA12M	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.16 F CFA1,844	$11.16 SBD90.00	+253.4%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 5.6% more for housing

	Niamey	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$85.35 F CFA49,830	$89.89 SBD724.96	+5.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$938.86 F CFA548K	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	-5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.11 F CFA299K	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	-15.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.54 F CFA76,211	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	+154.2%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 74.6% less for childcare

	Niamey	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,024.21 F CFA598K	$99.19 SBD799.96	-90.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,267.56 F CFA2M	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	-33.2%
Average			-74.6%

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pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Niamey	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 F CFA747	$2.48 SBD20.00	+93.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 F CFA1,827	$3.41 SBD27.50	+9.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 F CFA1,495	$4.15 SBD33.50	+62.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.97 F CFA43,186	$37.20 SBD299.99	-49.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.12 F CFA2,990	$4.34 SBD35.00	-15.3%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 5.7% more for clothing

	Niamey	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.28 F CFA39,864	$27.28 SBD219.99	-60.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$85.35 F CFA49,830	$92.99 SBD749.96	+9.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$51.21 F CFA29,898	$97.13 SBD783.30	+89.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.28 F CFA39,864	$103.29 SBD832.96	+51.3%
Average			+5.7%

Niamey vs. Honiara - Cost of clothing

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