Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 23.2% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Castries, you would:
pay 7.5% more for restaurants
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Castries
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Honiara
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.58
SBD46.43
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$14.69
SBD122.19
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.47
SBD12.22
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$1.17
SBD9.77
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pay 23.5% more for groceries
|
Castries
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.41
SBD11.73
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$7.99
SBD66.47
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$10.08
SBD83.87
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$4.70
SBD39.10
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$4.00
SBD33.25
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$3.36
SBD27.93
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.20
SBD9.98
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$3.86
SBD32.15
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.60
SBD13.30
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.80
SBD6.65
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.60
SBD13.30
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pay 8.8% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$5.27
SBD43.85
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.57
SBD87.97
|
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pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Castries
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$567.86
SBD4,724.54
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$646.18
SBD5,376.20
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$539.06
SBD4,484.96
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pay 35.4% less for childcare
|
Castries
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$117.49
SBD977.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,349.75
SBD19,549.81
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pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.94
SBD24.44
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.94
SBD24.44
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.88
SBD32.26
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.11
SBD34.21
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pay 9.3% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$24.08
SBD200.39
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$88.12
SBD733.12
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|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$93.99
SBD781.99
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$88.12
SBD733.12
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