Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 17.2% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Castries, you would:
pay 15.9% 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
|
$5.99
SBD50.28
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$14.99
SBD125.69
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$1.40
SBD11.73
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.20
SBD10.06
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pay 10.7% more for groceries
|
Castries
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.36
SBD11.40
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$2.28
SBD19.11
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$9.08
SBD76.13
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$4.72
SBD39.58
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$4.89
SBD41.05
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$3.67
SBD30.79
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.22
SBD10.26
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$4.44
SBD37.25
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.56
SBD13.08
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.94
SBD7.87
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.52
SBD12.77
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pay 8.3% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$5.23
SBD43.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.97
SBD251.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.79
SBD90.50
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pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Castries
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.54
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$539.52
SBD4,524.94
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$629.44
SBD5,279.10
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$550.10
SBD4,613.67
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pay 47.3% less for childcare
|
Castries
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$95.91
SBD804.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,757.54
SBD23,127.48
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pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.28
SBD19.11
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.80
SBD31.84
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.84
SBD32.18
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$3.30
SBD27.65
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pay 21.1% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$20.30
SBD170.27
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$89.92
SBD754.16
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$75.93
SBD636.84
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$75.93
SBD636.84
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