Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 22.6% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 16.2% less in Honiara
- Groceries
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pay 43.7% less in Honiara
- Transportation
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pay 9.9% less in Honiara
- Housing
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pay 9.1% more in Honiara
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 52.1% less in Honiara
Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Honiara.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 16.2% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$5.99
SBD50.49
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$14.99
SBD126.22
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.40
SBD11.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.20
SBD10.10
|
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pay 43.7% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$1.36
SBD11.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.28
SBD19.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$9.08
SBD76.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$4.72
SBD39.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.89
SBD41.22
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.67
SBD30.92
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.22
SBD10.31
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.44
SBD37.40
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.56
SBD13.13
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.94
SBD7.90
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.52
SBD12.82
|
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pay 9.9% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$5.23
SBD44.01
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.97
SBD252.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.79
SBD90.88
|
|
pay 9.1% more for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$119.89
SBD1,009.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$539.52
SBD4,543.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$629.44
SBD5,301.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$550.10
SBD4,632.92
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$95.91
SBD807.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,757.54
SBD23,224.00
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pay 52.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$2.28
SBD19.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$3.80
SBD31.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.84
SBD32.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? | ?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.30
SBD27.77
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$20.30
SBD170.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$89.92
SBD757.30
|
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|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$75.93
SBD639.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$75.93
SBD639.50
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