Cost of Living Comparison Between Budapest and Honiara Cost of Living Comparison Between Budapest and Honiara

🙂 Solo nomad: Budapest is 0.9% cheaper than Honiara without rent, and 32.1% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Budapest is 0.2% more expensive than Honiara without rent, and 11.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Budapest
Honiara
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.49 Ft 3,825
$6.10 SBD 48.36
88.36%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$57.6 Ft 19.2K
$50.6 SBD 402
13.74%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.72 Ft 2,902
$11.91 SBD 94.4
-26.78%
Cappuccino
$2.75 Ft 914
$3.13 SBD 24.82
-12.14%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.72 Ft 574
$1.36 SBD 10.82
26.47%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.30 Ft 432
$1.07 SBD 8.49
21.50%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.92 Ft 973
$1.82 SBD 14.41
60.44%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.96 Ft 985
$3.49 SBD 27.64
-15.19%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Budapest
Honiara
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.23 Ft 408
$2.64 SBD 20.94
-53.41%
White Bread (500g)
$1.75 Ft 582
$1.49 SBD 11.82
17.45%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.13 Ft 709
$1.49 SBD 11.79
42.95%
Eggs
$3.01 Ft 1,002
$5.50 SBD 43.64
-45.27%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.92 Ft 3,303
$3.86 SBD 30.61
156.99%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.07 Ft 2,022
$8.73 SBD 69.2
-30.47%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.23 Ft 4,402
$14.92 SBD 118
-11.33%
Apples (1kg)
$1.87 Ft 621
$7.57 SBD 60.0
-75.30%
Banana (1kg)
$2.00 Ft 666
$2.74 SBD 21.69
-27.01%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.10 Ft 698
$7.79 SBD 61.8
-73.04%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.46 Ft 1,153
$3.32 SBD 26.33
4.22%
Potato (1kg)
$1.17 Ft 389
$2.01 SBD 15.96
-41.79%
Onion (1kg)
$1.25 Ft 417
$3.34 SBD 26.50
-62.57%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.49 Ft 494
$1.26 SBD 10.00
18.25%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.58 Ft 191
$1.12 SBD 8.86
-48.21%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.56 Ft 2,183
$4.04 SBD 32.05
62.38%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.41 Ft 1,799
$12.64 SBD 100
-57.20%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.20 Ft 400
$1.79 SBD 14.16
-32.96%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.65 Ft 551
$3.19 SBD 25.30
-48.28%
🚌 Getting Around
Budapest
Honiara
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.27 Ft 424
$0.47 SBD 3.70
170.21%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$25.89 Ft 8,616
$24.10 SBD 191
7.43%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.14 Ft 1,045
$1.17 SBD 9.25
168.38%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.16 Ft 385
$1.16 SBD 9.23
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.04 Ft 6,336
$12.07 SBD 95.7
57.75%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.77 Ft 589
$1.24 SBD 9.82
42.74%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$25.6K Ft 8.5M
-
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.4K Ft 10.1M
-
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Budapest
Honiara
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$148 Ft 49.2K
$714 SBD 5,659
-79.30%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$26.65 Ft 8,870
$26.52 SBD 210
0.49%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$19.73 Ft 6,566
$87.8 SBD 696
-77.53%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Budapest
Honiara
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$63.2 Ft 21.0K
-
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$22.43 Ft 7,465
$6.15 SBD 48.80
264.72%
Cinema Ticket
$9.09 Ft 3,027
$3.30 SBD 26.18
175.45%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Budapest
Honiara
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$456 Ft 151.9K
$97.4 SBD 772
368.77%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$12.2K Ft 4.1M
$2,777 SBD 22.0K
339.05%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Budapest
Honiara
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$87.2 Ft 29.0K
$20.49 SBD 162
325.48%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.65 Ft 13.9K
$89.9 SBD 713
-53.69%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$95.7 Ft 31.9K
$75.9 SBD 601
26.22%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$105 Ft 34.9K
$75.8 SBD 601
38.11%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Budapest
Honiara
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$733 Ft 244.1K
$546 SBD 4,329
34.33%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$555 Ft 184.7K
$641 SBD 5,086
-13.48%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,335 Ft 444.2K
$1,241 SBD 9,838
7.57%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$952 Ft 316.8K
$849 SBD 6,733
12.11%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,753 Ft 1.9M
$88.5K SBD 701.6K
-93.50%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,049 Ft 1.3M
$61.9K SBD 491.0K
-93.46%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Budapest
Honiara
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,697 Ft 564.8K
$608 SBD 4,825
178.92%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7.03
15.67
-55.14%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Budapest: March 2, 2026

Last update for Honiara: February 28, 2026

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