Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 78.3% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
BND4.34
|
$5.99
SBD50.26
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
$14.99
SBD125.64
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$1.40
SBD11.73
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$1.20
SBD10.05
|
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pay 63.7% more for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
$1.36
SBD11.39
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
BND2.03
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
BND8.77
|
$9.08
SBD76.10
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BND3.13
|
$4.72
SBD39.56
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
BND3.55
|
$4.89
SBD41.03
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
BND2.01
|
$3.67
SBD30.77
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$1.22
SBD10.26
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$4.44
SBD37.23
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.25
|
$1.56
SBD13.07
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
BND0.95
|
$0.94
SBD7.86
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND1.03
|
$1.52
SBD12.77
|
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pay 73.4% more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.51
BND2.04
|
$5.23
SBD43.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.39
|
$29.97
SBD251.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,582.11
BND34,445.46
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.65
BND34.53
|
$10.79
SBD90.46
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.92
BND69.91
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.59
BND815.41
|
$539.52
SBD4,523.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$529.98
BND713.60
|
$629.44
SBD5,276.94
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.96
BND57.85
|
$550.10
SBD4,611.78
|
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pay 52.4% less for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND172.23
|
$95.91
SBD804.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,586.95
BND18,294.37
|
$2,757.54
SBD23,118.04
|
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pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.53
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
BND4.20
|
$3.80
SBD31.83
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.05
BND20.26
|
$3.84
SBD32.16
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.49
BND55.87
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.55
BND6.12
|
$3.30
SBD27.64
|
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pay 38.8% more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.90
BND30.84
|
$20.30
SBD170.20
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.54
BND41.12
|
$89.92
SBD753.85
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
BND118.93
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.15
BND118.69
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
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