Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Kiribati and Honiara

For one person, living costs are similar in Kiribati and in Honiara: $1,707 and $1,742 a month, rent and utilities included.

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🇰🇮 Kiribati
$1,707
/mo nomad
Honiara
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands
$1,742
/mo nomad
🙂 Solo nomad: Kiribati is 18% cheaper than Honiara without rent, and 2% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Kiribati is 7.6% more expensive than Honiara without rent, and 10.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Kiribati
Honiara
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.24 KID 7.55
$6.66 SBD 53.8
-21.32%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$28.20 KID 40.61
$62.8 SBD 507
-55.08%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.30 KID 14.84
$12.53 SBD 101
-17.80%
Cappuccino
$3.05 KID 4.39
$3.48 SBD 28.14
-12.36%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.04 KID 1.49
$1.60 SBD 12.89
-35.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.79 KID 1.14
$1.05 SBD 8.49
-24.76%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.86 KID 5.55
$2.42 SBD 19.58
59.50%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.33 KID 9.12
$5.70 SBD 46.04
11.05%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Kiribati
Honiara
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.28 KID 3.28
$2.57 SBD 20.75
-11.28%
White Bread (500g)
$1.96 KID 2.83
$1.49 SBD 12.00
31.54%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.43 KID 2.06
$1.64 SBD 13.28
-12.80%
Eggs
$6.60 KID 9.51
$5.48 SBD 44.27
20.44%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$17.58 KID 25.31
$6.61 SBD 53.4
165.96%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.80 KID 8.36
$8.34 SBD 67.4
-30.46%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.74 KID 28.42
$15.18 SBD 123
30.04%
Apples (1kg)
$6.68 KID 9.61
$6.39 SBD 51.6
4.54%
Banana (1kg)
$3.59 KID 5.17
$2.70 SBD 21.83
32.96%
Oranges (1kg)
$6.42 KID 9.25
$8.70 SBD 70.2
-26.21%
Tomato (1kg)
$5.80 KID 8.36
$3.67 SBD 29.62
58.04%
Potato (1kg)
$4.69 KID 6.75
$1.99 SBD 16.09
135.68%
Onion (1kg)
$3.06 KID 4.41
$3.47 SBD 28.01
-11.82%
Lettuce (1 head)
$3.44 KID 4.95
$1.40 SBD 11.30
145.71%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.33 KID 0.48
$1.03 SBD 8.36
-67.96%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.44 KID 9.27
$4.26 SBD 34.39
51.17%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.38 KID 19.27
$10.37 SBD 83.7
29.03%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.70 KID 2.45
$1.69 SBD 13.67
0.59%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.54 KID 5.10
$3.47 SBD 28.00
2.02%
🚌 Getting Around
Kiribati
Honiara
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.78 KID 2.56
$0.39 SBD 3.12
356.41%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$74.9 KID 108
$25.14 SBD 203
197.85%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.15 KID 3.09
$1.27 SBD 10.28
69.29%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.91 KID 2.76
$1.20 SBD 9.72
59.17%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$12.60 SBD 102
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.05 KID 2.95
$1.35 SBD 10.92
51.85%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$28.0K KID 40.4K
$18.7K SBD 151.1K
49.84%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.2K KID 34.8K
$34.1K SBD 275.7K
-29.19%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kiribati
Honiara
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$313 KID 451
$429 SBD 3,464
-26.96%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
-
$27.02 SBD 218
-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$3.41 KID 4.90
$89.0 SBD 719
-96.17%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Kiribati
Honiara
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$35.37 KID 50.9
$36.76 SBD 297
-3.78%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$25.27 KID 36.39
$8.94 SBD 72.2
182.66%
Cinema Ticket
$4.55 KID 6.55
$4.41 SBD 35.65
3.17%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Kiribati
Honiara
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$269 KID 387
$100 SBD 811
167.97%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,630 KID 8,107
$2,898 SBD 23.4K
94.27%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Kiribati
Honiara
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$51.4 KID 74.0
$27.71 SBD 224
85.56%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$51.6 KID 74.4
$93.5 SBD 755
-44.78%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$84.8 KID 122
$95.9 SBD 774
-11.53%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$62.9 KID 90.5
$103 SBD 829
-38.81%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Kiribati
Honiara
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$847 KID 1,220
$870 SBD 7,024
-2.58%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$599 KID 863
$434 SBD 3,507
37.93%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,446 KID 2,082
$1,851 SBD 14.9K
-21.87%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,342 KID 1,933
$1,398 SBD 11.3K
-4.00%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,592 KID 6,612
$86.4K SBD 698.0K
-94.69%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,460 KID 4,983
$62.1K SBD 501.2K
-94.43%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Kiribati
Honiara
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$342 KID 493
$444 SBD 3,583
-22.91%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
15.67
-

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

Last update for Kiribati: October 5, 2026

Last update for Honiara: October 3, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Kiribati
$599
Honiara
$434 27.5% $165
Groceries & Markets
Kiribati
$405
Honiara
$345 15% $61
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kiribati
$317 *
Honiara
$545 72.1% $228
Eating Out
Kiribati
$149
Honiara
$167 12.2% $18
Clothing & Footwear
Kiribati
$113
Honiara
$144 27.6% $31
Getting Around
Kiribati
$94
Honiara
$34 63.7% $60
Sport & Entertainment
Kiribati
$44
Honiara
$46 2.5% $1.1

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know
🇰🇮 Kiribati
🇸🇧 Honiara
🕒 Local time
22:15 10:15 PM
21:15 9:15 PM
1 h behind Kiribati
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
119,438
54,600 Capital
💱 Currency
Kiribati Dollar KID $
Solomon Islands Dollar SBD $
📈 Exchange rate
1 KID = 0.694 USD
1 KID = 0.62 EUR
1 SBD = 0.124 USD
1 SBD = 0.111 EUR
Exchange rates and currency converter

SBD, USD, EUR to KID – Kiribati Dollar Converter

Kiribati Dollar exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 1.44 KID (1 KID = 0.694 USD). 1 EUR = 1.61 KID (1 KID = 0.62 EUR).

Solomon Islands Dollar exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 8.08 SBD (1 SBD = 0.124 USD). 1 EUR = 9.05 SBD (1 SBD = 0.111 EUR).

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  • Kiribati Honiara 1,890 km ≈ 2 h 45 min nonstop flight
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  • Kiribati
  • Honiara

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Kiribati vs other spots: cost of living compared

🇰🇮 Kiribati
$1,707
/mo nomad
🇺🇸 United States
$2,785
/mo nomad
🇰🇮 Kiribati
$1,707
/mo nomad
🇦🇺 Australia
$2,537
/mo nomad
🇰🇮 Kiribati
$1,707
/mo nomad
🇮🇳 India
$380
/mo nomad
🇰🇮 Kiribati
$1,707
/mo nomad
🇳🇿 New Zealand
$2,026
/mo nomad
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