Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 2.1 times more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 87.4% more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Honiara
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD175.11
|
$5.58
SBD47.30
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD80.05
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.88
|
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.51
|
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
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pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Honiara
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.47
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD53.03
|
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD99.00
|
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD59.16
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.18
|
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.86
|
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.52
|
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.38
|
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.25
|
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.46
|
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
|
pay 41.6% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD82.57
|
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD205,629.53
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Windhoek
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD981.62
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,622.35
|
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,536.98
|
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,043.39
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
|
pay 40.0% less for childcare
Windhoek
|
Honiara
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
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pay 55.2% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD30.02
|
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.80
|
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.52
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD670.22
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD60.04
|
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
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pay 99.2% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Honiara
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD650.41
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD404.05
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,167.40
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD898.05
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
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