Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 79.0% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 9.2% more for restaurants
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Buenos Aires
|
Honiara
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
ARS11,041.09
|
$5.99
SBD50.26
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
ARS8,521.71
|
$14.99
SBD125.64
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
ARS1,474.81
|
$1.40
SBD11.73
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
ARS1,088.57
|
$1.20
SBD10.05
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pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
ARS2,163.12
|
$1.36
SBD11.39
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
ARS5,212.40
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
ARS5,059.38
|
$9.08
SBD76.10
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ARS2,315.38
|
$4.72
SBD39.56
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
ARS2,813.23
|
$4.89
SBD41.03
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS927.79
|
$3.67
SBD30.77
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
ARS877.96
|
$1.22
SBD10.26
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS608.10
|
$4.44
SBD37.23
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
ARS1,003.35
|
$1.56
SBD13.07
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ARS428.62
|
$0.94
SBD7.86
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS507.24
|
$1.52
SBD12.77
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pay 89.5% more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
ARS3,517.88
|
$5.23
SBD43.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ARS11,041.09
|
$29.97
SBD251.28
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,250.00
ARS23,336,839.21
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
ARS7,377.45
|
$10.79
SBD90.46
|
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pay 4.8 times more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.79
ARS23,883.25
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.13
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|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.68
ARS515,595.97
|
$539.52
SBD4,523.09
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|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.39
ARS358,727.22
|
$629.44
SBD5,276.94
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|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.23
ARS49,417.43
|
$550.10
SBD4,611.78
|
|
pay 47.0% less for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.50
ARS217,308.63
|
$95.91
SBD804.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,476.88
ARS4,493,598.29
|
$2,757.54
SBD23,118.03
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pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,806.49
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
ARS2,995.28
|
$3.80
SBD31.83
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
ARS2,408.96
|
$3.84
SBD32.16
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.22
ARS27,320.56
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS5,018.68
|
$3.30
SBD27.64
|
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pay 31.7% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.58
ARS89,909.56
|
$20.30
SBD170.20
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.73
ARS75,008.25
|
$89.92
SBD753.85
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.08
ARS114,503.00
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.22
ARS119,663.28
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
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