Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 2.8 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 42.7% more for restaurants
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Freetown
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.58
SBD46.43
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$14.69
SBD122.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$1.47
SBD12.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$1.17
SBD9.77
|
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pay 62.9% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.41
SBD11.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.99
SBD66.47
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$10.08
SBD83.87
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$4.70
SBD39.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$4.00
SBD33.25
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$3.36
SBD27.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.20
SBD9.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.86
SBD32.15
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.60
SBD13.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.80
SBD6.65
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$1.60
SBD13.30
|
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pay 3.7% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.27
SBD43.85
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$10.57
SBD87.97
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$567.86
SBD4,724.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$646.18
SBD5,376.20
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$539.06
SBD4,484.96
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$117.49
SBD977.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,349.75
SBD19,549.81
|
pay 64.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.94
SBD24.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.94
SBD24.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.88
SBD32.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.11
SBD34.21
|
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pay 5.0 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$24.08
SBD200.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$88.12
SBD733.12
|
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|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$93.99
SBD781.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$88.12
SBD733.12
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