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Honiara vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 2.2 times more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 55.6% more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 3.7 times more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Honiara
Housing: pay 5.8 times more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 77.2% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.0% more in Honiara
Clothing: pay 3.2% less in Honiara

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Honiara are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Honiara. Notably, housing, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Honiara.

Honiara vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Honiara instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 55.6% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY306.59	$5.99 SBD50.26	-31.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY255.49	$14.99 SBD125.64	+106.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY44.66	$1.40 SBD11.73	+10.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY17.72	$1.20 SBD10.05	+137.7%
Average			+55.6%

Ankara vs. Honiara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.7 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY29.32	$1.36 SBD11.39	+62.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY161.96	$2.28 SBD19.10	-50.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY137.12	$9.08 SBD76.10	+132.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY59.08	$4.72 SBD39.56	+180.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY94.86	$4.89 SBD41.03	+81.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY17.10	$3.67 SBD30.77	+654.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY30.97	$1.22 SBD10.26	+38.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY15.96	$4.44 SBD37.23	+877.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY19.03	$1.56 SBD13.07	+187.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY8.69	$0.94 SBD7.86	+279.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.07	$1.52 SBD12.77	+563.1%
Average			+273.5%

Ankara vs. Honiara - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY169.20	$5.23 SBD43.81	+8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY306.59	$29.97 SBD251.28	+243.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,575,864.95	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY189.87	$10.79 SBD90.46	+99.7%
Average			+117.2%

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pay 5.8 times more for housing

	Ankara	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY404.19	$119.89 SBD1,005.13	+942.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY20,821.71	$539.52 SBD4,523.09	-8.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY14,033.56	$629.44 SBD5,276.94	+57.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY1,865.00	$550.10 SBD4,611.78	+936.5%
Average			+481.9%

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pay 77.2% less for childcare

	Ankara	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY17,643.83	$95.91 SBD804.11	-80.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY365,055.48	$2,757.54 SBD23,118.04	-73.5%
Average			-77.2%

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pay 11.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY122.64	$2.28 SBD19.10	-34.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY99.89	$3.80 SBD31.83	+33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY71.54	$3.84 SBD32.16	+88.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,437.47	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY204.39	$3.30 SBD27.64	-43.3%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 3.2% less for clothing

	Ankara	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY1,991.06	$20.30 SBD170.20	-64.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,601.27	$89.92 SBD753.85	+97.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,661.03	$75.93 SBD636.58	-27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,277.58	$75.93 SBD636.58	-18.6%
Average			-3.2%

Ankara vs. Honiara - Cost of clothing

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