Cost of Living inHoniara, Solomon Islands
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Solomon Islands: $2,353/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Roughly in line with the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-schooling rules and international-school pricing are not sourced for Solomon Islands yet. Quality, expat-access, instruction language, and tuition will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Honiara. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Honiara is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Solomon Islands.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
LimitedLow out-of-pocket burden help, but coverage looks thinner and doctor staffing is lighter.
Public care
LimitedRelatively low patient cost-sharing help, but public coverage looks thinner and country-level outcomes are weaker.
Private care
LimitedThe tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
47/100
2023
Physicians
0.24/1k
2023
Hospital beds
2.75/1k
1992
Out of pocket
3%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
70.7 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
123/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
8.0/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedPrice transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Solomon Islands yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
2005 annual wages in Honiara, Solomon Islands · Source: ILO ILOSTAT (sector aggregate) (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
Visa Information (US passport)
Short-stay entry
US passport holders can obtain a visa on arrival.
Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Honiara compared with the US?
Your money goes about 1.3x further in Honiara than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Solomon Islands here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Honiara cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Honiara is more expensive overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 2% more expensive than the global benchmark (New York City) for Honiara. We are using the country-level cost index for Solomon Islands here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Honiara compare with New York City?
Rent in Honiara is about 81% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Solomon Islands here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Honiara?
Groceries in Honiara are about 35% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 54% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Solomon Islands here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Honiara
Honiara is the capital of the Solomon Islands, with about 56,000 residents on the northern coast of Guadalcanal, the site of the major World War II Pacific campaign. The local economy combines government, port and shipping activity, fisheries, and services tied to a country whose broader exports are concentrated in logging, fishing, and palm oil. Pijin, an English-based creole, is the everyday lingua franca; English is the official language and used in government, education, and business. The climate is tropical with high humidity and consistent warmth, with a cyclone-influenced wet season. Recent civil unrest in 2021 and shifting geopolitical alignments in the region have shaped the security and aid environment. Honiara suits relocators with regional diplomatic, aid, or fisheries-sector employment.
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