Cost of living comparison

Namibia

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Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 26.8% more expensive than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 10.7% more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 66.0% more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 20.0% less in Honiara
Housing: pay 66.2% more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 49.5% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.9% more in Honiara
Clothing: pay 12.1% more in Honiara

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

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Honiara vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.7% more for restaurants

	Windhoek	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.42 NAD188.06	$6.82 SBD55.00	-40.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 NAD98.98	$12.40 SBD100.00	+106.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 NAD13.86	$1.55 SBD12.50	+84.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 NAD14.69	$1.08 SBD8.75	+21.6%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 66.0% more for groceries

	Windhoek	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 NAD15.09	$1.50 SBD12.08	+63.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 NAD77.27	$3.27 SBD26.33	-30.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 NAD97.42	$9.62 SBD77.60	+62.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.12 NAD51.34	$5.60 SBD45.20	+79.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.06 NAD50.45	$3.87 SBD31.18	+26.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 NAD16.36	$2.85 SBD23.02	+187.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 NAD14.59	$1.20 SBD9.64	+34.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD13.75	$3.88 SBD31.30	+364.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 NAD15.07	$1.69 SBD13.61	+84.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NAD14.87	$0.89 SBD7.17	-1.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 NAD13.24	$1.55 SBD12.47	+92.2%
Average			+66.0%

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pay 20.0% less for transportation

	Windhoek	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 NAD85.71	$4.99 SBD40.27	-4.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.10 NAD791.85	$24.80 SBD199.99	-48.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,990.15 NAD395K	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-22.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.00 NAD131.65	$11.16 SBD90.00	+39.5%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 66.2% more for housing

	Windhoek	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.44 NAD830.34	$89.89 SBD724.96	+78.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$500.55 NAD8,240.19	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	+77.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$354.07 NAD5,828.90	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	+22.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.00 NAD1,777.91	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	+207.3%
Average			+66.2%

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pay 49.5% less for childcare

	Windhoek	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$208.44 NAD3,431.35	$99.19 SBD799.96	-52.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	-46.5%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 NAD32.17	$2.48 SBD20.00	+26.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 NAD37.94	$3.41 SBD27.50	+47.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.31 NAD54.44	$4.15 SBD33.50	+25.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.08 NAD610.38	$37.20 SBD299.99	+0.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 NAD89.08	$4.34 SBD35.00	-19.8%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 12.1% more for clothing

	Windhoek	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.86 NAD903.20	$27.28 SBD219.99	-50.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.63 NAD570.13	$92.99 SBD749.96	+168.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.44 NAD1,472.35	$97.13 SBD783.30	+8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.70 NAD1,558.96	$103.29 SBD832.96	+9.1%
Average			+12.1%

Windhoek vs. Honiara - Cost of clothing

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