Cost of Living Comparison Between Honiara and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Honiara and Playa del Carmen

😐 Solo nomad: Honiara is 4.8% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 69.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Honiara is 2.7% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 11.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.10 SBD 48.36

$11.85 MX$209

-48.52%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$50.6 SBD 402

$42.16 MX$744

20.11%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.91 SBD 94.4

$10.75 MX$190

10.79%

Cappuccino

$3.13 SBD 24.82

$3.47 MX$61.3

-9.80%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.36 SBD 10.82

$1.45 MX$25.65

-6.21%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.07 SBD 8.49

$0.90 MX$15.93

18.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.82 SBD 14.41

$3.05 MX$53.9

-40.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.49 SBD 27.64

$4.42 MX$77.9

-21.04%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.64 SBD 20.94

$1.37 MX$24.17

92.70%

White Bread (500g)

$1.49 SBD 11.82

$1.87 MX$33.05

-20.32%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.49 SBD 11.79

$1.54 MX$27.25

-3.25%

Eggs

$5.50 SBD 43.64

$2.50 MX$44.18

120.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.86 SBD 30.61

$8.61 MX$152

-55.17%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.73 SBD 69.2

$8.63 MX$152

1.16%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.92 SBD 118

$11.02 MX$195

35.39%

Apples (1kg)

$7.57 SBD 60.0

$2.75 MX$48.53

175.27%

Banana (1kg)

$2.74 SBD 21.69

$1.43 MX$25.21

91.61%

Oranges (1kg)

$7.79 SBD 61.8

$1.87 MX$33.05

316.58%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.32 SBD 26.33

$2.17 MX$38.26

53.00%

Potato (1kg)

$2.01 SBD 15.96

$1.88 MX$33.23

6.91%

Onion (1kg)

$3.34 SBD 26.50

$2.25 MX$39.65

48.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.26 SBD 10.00

$1.07 MX$18.85

17.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.12 SBD 8.86

$1.07 MX$18.95

4.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.04 SBD 32.05

$4.15 MX$73.3

-2.65%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.64 SBD 100

$10.34 MX$182

22.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 SBD 14.16

$1.68 MX$29.64

6.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.19 SBD 25.30

$2.48 MX$43.84

28.63%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.47 SBD 3.70

$0.55 MX$9.80

-14.55%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$24.10 SBD 191

$26.53 MX$468

-9.16%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.17 SBD 9.25

$3.22 MX$56.8

-63.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.16 SBD 9.23

$2.48 MX$43.80

-53.23%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$12.07 SBD 95.7

$3.11 MX$54.9

288.10%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.24 SBD 9.82

$1.26 MX$22.16

-1.59%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$30.7K MX$541.1K

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$24.0K MX$424.3K

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$714 SBD 5,659

$82.5 MX$1,456

765.26%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$26.52 SBD 210

$22.29 MX$393

18.98%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$87.8 SBD 696

$30.02 MX$530

192.47%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.4 MX$908

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.15 SBD 48.80

$18.29 MX$323

-66.38%

Cinema Ticket

$3.30 SBD 26.18

$4.98 MX$88.0

-33.73%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$97.4 SBD 772

$200 MX$3,530

-51.31%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,777 SBD 22.0K

$5,304 MX$93.6K

-47.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$20.49 SBD 162

$35.71 MX$630

-42.62%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$89.9 SBD 713

$39.56 MX$698

127.35%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.9 SBD 601

$80.6 MX$1,422

-5.83%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$75.8 SBD 601

$88.3 MX$1,559

-14.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$546 SBD 4,329

$969 MX$17.1K

-43.68%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$641 SBD 5,086

$482 MX$8,511

33.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,241 SBD 9,838

$1,595 MX$28.2K

-22.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$849 SBD 6,733

$1,184 MX$20.9K

-28.27%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$88.5K SBD 701.6K

$4,050 MX$71.5K

2084.35%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$61.9K SBD 491.0K

$6,522 MX$115.1K

849.41%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$608 SBD 4,825

$756 MX$13.4K

-19.56%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

15.67

11.42

37.22%

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

Last update for Honiara: February 28, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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