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Mauritius

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Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Port Louis Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 42.6% more expensive than Port Louis.

Restaurants: pay 39.9% more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 93.2% more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 31.3% less in Honiara
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 46.0% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% less in Honiara
Clothing: pay 16.7% less in Honiara

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

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Honiara vs. Port Louis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Honiara instead of Port Louis, you would:

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pay 39.9% more for restaurants

	Port Louis	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 MUR274.04	$6.82 SBD55.00	+17.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38 MUR348.77	$12.40 SBD100.00	+67.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 MUR54.25	$1.55 SBD12.50	+34.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 MUR30.64	$1.08 SBD8.75	+67.2%
Average			+39.9%

Port Louis vs. Honiara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 93.2% more for groceries

	Port Louis	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 MUR35.62	$1.50 SBD12.08	+98.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.64 MUR124.56	$3.27 SBD26.33	+23.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.94 MUR280.76	$9.62 SBD77.60	+61.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.60 MUR123.00	$5.60 SBD45.20	+115.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 MUR135.60	$3.87 SBD31.18	+34.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 MUR59.89	$2.85 SBD23.02	+125.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 MUR56.50	$1.20 SBD9.64	-0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 MUR30.28	$3.88 SBD31.30	+505.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 MUR63.28	$1.69 SBD13.61	+25.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MUR20.79	$0.89 SBD7.17	+101.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MUR20.79	$1.55 SBD12.47	+251.3%
Average			+93.2%

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pay 31.3% less for transportation

	Port Louis	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.22 MUR246.49	$4.99 SBD40.27	-4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.65 MUR1,494.75	$24.80 SBD199.99	-21.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,395.48 MUR2M	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-48.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.54 MUR1,395.10	$11.16 SBD90.00	-62.2%
Average			-31.3%

Port Louis vs. Honiara - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Port Louis	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.01 MUR1,370.18	$89.89 SBD724.96	+209.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$477.54 MUR22,554.06	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	+86.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$274.28 MUR12,954.47	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	+58.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.29 MUR1,619.31	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	+867.9%
Average			+129.1%

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pay 46.0% less for childcare

	Port Louis	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$126.59 MUR5,978.99	$99.19 SBD799.96	-21.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,653.95 MUR361K	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	-62.7%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Louis	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 MUR124.56	$2.48 SBD20.00	-6.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.64 MUR124.56	$3.41 SBD27.50	+29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.44 MUR303.93	$4.15 SBD33.50	-35.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.16 MUR1,235.66	$37.20 SBD299.99	+42.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.33 MUR298.95	$4.34 SBD35.00	-31.4%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 16.7% less for clothing

	Port Louis	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$77.36 MUR3,653.82	$27.28 SBD219.99	-64.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$73.85 MUR3,487.74	$92.99 SBD749.96	+25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.56 MUR5,646.82	$97.13 SBD783.30	-18.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.36 MUR3,653.82	$103.29 SBD832.96	+33.5%
Average			-16.7%

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