Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 45.6% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 10.0% more for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.52
HUF4,176.62
|
$5.99
SBD50.26
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.89
HUF3,132.46
|
$14.99
SBD125.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF605.59
|
$1.40
SBD11.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF469.52
|
$1.20
SBD10.05
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
HUF587.63
|
$1.36
SBD11.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
HUF1,752.88
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
HUF1,579.57
|
$9.08
SBD76.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
HUF965.49
|
$4.72
SBD39.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
HUF968.67
|
$4.89
SBD41.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
HUF280.71
|
$3.67
SBD30.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
HUF316.50
|
$1.22
SBD10.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HUF320.42
|
$4.44
SBD37.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HUF465.48
|
$1.56
SBD13.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
HUF202.07
|
$0.94
SBD7.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF217.21
|
$1.52
SBD12.77
|
|
pay 0.3% more for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
HUF2,450.02
|
$5.23
SBD43.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.54
HUF9,345.19
|
$29.97
SBD251.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,962.74
HUF10,702,588.68
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.15
HUF4,824.00
|
$10.79
SBD90.46
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Budapest
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.98
HUF7,138.72
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.83
HUF255,165.03
|
$539.52
SBD4,523.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.04
HUF189,753.36
|
$629.44
SBD5,276.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.42
HUF41,845.33
|
$550.10
SBD4,611.78
|
|
pay 75.7% less for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.92
HUF168,269.59
|
$95.91
SBD804.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,554.11
HUF4,189,349.00
|
$2,757.54
SBD23,118.04
|
|
pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
HUF1,044.15
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF942.13
|
$3.80
SBD31.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
HUF2,375.45
|
$3.84
SBD32.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.31
HUF19,574.11
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.63
HUF3,028.05
|
$3.30
SBD27.64
|
|
pay 10.2% more for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
HUF29,695.10
|
$20.30
SBD170.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
HUF14,578.92
|
$89.92
SBD753.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.74
HUF34,428.61
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.52
HUF37,121.51
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
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