Cost of living comparison

Morocco

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Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Rabat Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 66.5% more expensive than Rabat.

Restaurants: pay 93.2% more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 13.0% less in Honiara
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 58.3% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% less in Honiara
Clothing: pay 23.7% more in Honiara

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

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Honiara vs. Rabat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 93.2% more for restaurants

	Rabat	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.01 MAD39.02	$6.82 SBD55.00	+70.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 MAD68.29	$12.40 SBD100.00	+76.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 MAD5.28	$1.55 SBD12.50	+185.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 MAD3.33	$1.08 SBD8.75	+217.4%
Average			+93.2%

Rabat vs. Honiara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Rabat	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 MAD6.06	$1.50 SBD12.08	+140.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 MAD53.77	$3.27 SBD26.33	-40.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 MAD31.21	$9.62 SBD77.60	+200.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 MAD18.32	$5.60 SBD45.20	+197.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 MAD29.12	$3.87 SBD31.18	+29.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 MAD6.88	$2.85 SBD23.02	+303.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 MAD6.11	$1.20 SBD9.64	+90.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.70	$3.88 SBD31.30	+919.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.74	$1.69 SBD13.61	+338.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MAD3.01	$0.89 SBD7.17	+187.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.30	$1.55 SBD12.47	+356.6%
Average			+177.1%

Rabat vs. Honiara - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.0% less for transportation

	Rabat	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.64 MAD54.88	$4.99 SBD40.27	-11.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.07 MAD243.90	$24.80 SBD199.99	-1.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,080.62 MAD293K	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-38.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.72 MAD65.36	$11.16 SBD90.00	+66.1%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Rabat	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.05 MAD321.54	$89.89 SBD724.96	+172.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.29 MAD4,964.96	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	+74.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$263.71 MAD2,565.78	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	+64.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.10 MAD283.18	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	+1040.2%
Average			+130.8%

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pay 58.3% less for childcare

	Rabat	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.76 MAD1,719.82	$99.19 SBD799.96	-43.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,224.72 MAD89,753.43	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	-69.1%
Average			-58.3%

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pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Rabat	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.01 MAD48.78	$2.48 SBD20.00	-50.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 MAD18.45	$3.41 SBD27.50	+79.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.07 MAD39.57	$4.15 SBD33.50	+2.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.94 MAD271.85	$37.20 SBD299.99	+33.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.02 MAD58.53	$4.34 SBD35.00	-27.9%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 23.7% more for clothing

	Rabat	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.95 MAD456.79	$27.28 SBD219.99	-41.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.52 MAD384.49	$92.99 SBD749.96	+135.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.77 MAD883.17	$97.13 SBD783.30	+7.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.58 MAD628.38	$103.29 SBD832.96	+59.9%
Average			+23.7%

Rabat vs. Honiara - Cost of clothing

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