Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 2.3 times more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,708
|
$5.58
SBD46.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫134,709
|
$14.69
SBD122.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,584
|
$1.47
SBD12.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,980
|
$1.17
SBD9.77
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,625
|
$1.41
SBD11.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫120,982
|
$7.99
SBD66.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,058
|
$10.08
SBD83.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,731
|
$4.70
SBD39.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,464
|
$4.00
SBD33.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,435
|
$3.36
SBD27.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,759
|
$1.20
SBD9.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,287
|
$3.86
SBD32.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,982
|
$1.60
SBD13.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,239
|
$0.80
SBD6.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,656
|
$1.60
SBD13.30
|
|
pay 74.8% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,946
|
$5.27
SBD43.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫198,833
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫994,163,484
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫135,206
|
$10.57
SBD87.97
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫216,623
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,593,049
|
$567.86
SBD4,724.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,146,258
|
$646.18
SBD5,376.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,583,182
|
$539.06
SBD4,484.96
|
|
pay 66.3% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,089,251
|
$117.49
SBD977.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫320,937,276
|
$2,349.75
SBD19,549.81
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,854
|
$2.94
SBD24.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,322
|
$2.94
SBD24.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,796
|
$3.88
SBD32.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫625,871
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫119,300
|
$4.11
SBD34.21
|
|
pay 52.2% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫806,725
|
$24.08
SBD200.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫682,002
|
$88.12
SBD733.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,109,609
|
$93.99
SBD781.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,376,879
|
$88.12
SBD733.12
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