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Honiara vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 34.0% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 69.7% more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 26.4% less in Honiara
Housing: pay 61.9% more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 79.8% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.1% more in Honiara
Clothing: pay 57.3% more in Honiara

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

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Honiara vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 LAK60,254	$6.82 SBD55.00	+155.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$12.40 SBD100.00	+131.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LAK16,068	$1.55 SBD12.50	+117.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 LAK8,410	$1.08 SBD8.75	+190.7%
Average			+146.0%

Vientiane vs. Honiara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 69.7% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$1.50 SBD12.08	+31.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 LAK306K	$3.27 SBD26.33	-76.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.61 LAK171K	$9.62 SBD77.60	+26.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$5.60 SBD45.20	+200.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$3.87 SBD31.18	+37.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 LAK24,464	$2.85 SBD23.02	+162.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$1.20 SBD9.64	+130.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$3.88 SBD31.30	+225.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$1.69 SBD13.61	+143.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$0.89 SBD7.17	+34.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$1.55 SBD12.47	+217.0%
Average			+69.7%

Vientiane vs. Honiara - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.4% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 LAK127K	$4.99 SBD40.27	-11.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.44 LAK1M	$24.80 SBD199.99	-48.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,190.13 LAK635M	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-34.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.47 LAK191K	$11.16 SBD90.00	+31.8%
Average			-26.4%

Vientiane vs. Honiara - Cost of transportation

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pay 61.9% more for housing

	Vientiane	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.33 LAK278K	$89.89 SBD724.96	+629.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$643.47 LAK15M	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	+38.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$414.50 LAK9M	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	+4.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.22 LAK2M	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	+379.4%
Average			+61.9%

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pay 79.8% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.02 LAK14M	$99.19 SBD799.96	-84.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,083.07 LAK250M	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	-74.3%
Average			-79.8%

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pay 32.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 LAK30,629	$2.48 SBD20.00	+82.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 LAK40,336	$3.41 SBD27.50	+90.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$4.15 SBD33.50	+133.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.54 LAK1M	$37.20 SBD299.99	-21.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 LAK95,401	$4.34 SBD35.00	+2.5%
Average			+32.1%

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pay 57.3% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.74 LAK603K	$27.28 SBD219.99	+2.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.85 LAK2M	$92.99 SBD749.96	+39.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.75 LAK1M	$97.13 SBD783.30	+71.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.00 LAK924K	$103.29 SBD832.96	+151.9%
Average			+57.3%

Vientiane vs. Honiara - Cost of clothing

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