Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 19.5% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 28.5% less for restaurants
Dublin
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Honiara
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.58
|
$5.99
SBD50.26
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.29
|
$14.99
SBD125.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.37
|
$1.40
SBD11.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$1.20
SBD10.05
|
|
pay 58.7% more for groceries
Dublin
|
Honiara
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
$1.36
SBD11.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
€3.46
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
€5.11
|
$9.08
SBD76.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
€4.05
|
$4.72
SBD39.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
€4.45
|
$4.89
SBD41.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.07
|
$3.67
SBD30.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$1.22
SBD10.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.23
|
$4.44
SBD37.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
€1.79
|
$1.56
SBD13.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$0.94
SBD7.86
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$1.52
SBD12.77
|
|
pay 54.1% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.91
|
$5.23
SBD43.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$123.25
€118.31
|
$29.97
SBD251.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,306.91
€37,729.80
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.47
€25.41
|
$10.79
SBD90.46
|
|
pay 32.7% more for housing
Dublin
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.82
€53.58
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,138.28
€2,052.48
|
$539.52
SBD4,523.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,827.10
€1,753.79
|
$629.44
SBD5,276.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$214.65
€206.03
|
$550.10
SBD4,611.78
|
|
pay 82.1% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,307.98
€1,255.50
|
$95.91
SBD804.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,645.87
€9,258.85
|
$2,757.54
SBD23,118.03
|
|
pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.20
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.16
|
$3.80
SBD31.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€16.97
|
$3.84
SBD32.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
€54.00
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.37
|
$3.30
SBD27.64
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
Dublin
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Honiara
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.07
€92.21
|
$20.30
SBD170.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
€39.45
|
$89.92
SBD753.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.72
€93.80
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.27
€109.68
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
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