Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 62.3% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 43.6% more for restaurants
|
Honiara
|
Bucharest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.99
SBD50.28
|
$11.85
RON56.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.99
SBD125.69
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
SBD11.73
|
$2.00
RON9.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
SBD10.06
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
|
Honiara
|
Bucharest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
SBD11.40
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.28
SBD19.11
|
$4.52
RON21.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.08
SBD76.13
|
$6.34
RON29.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
SBD39.58
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SBD41.05
|
$3.09
RON14.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.67
SBD30.79
|
$0.59
RON2.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
SBD10.26
|
$0.77
RON3.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.44
SBD37.25
|
$0.75
RON3.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
SBD13.08
|
$0.88
RON4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
SBD7.87
|
$0.51
RON2.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.52
SBD12.77
|
$0.44
RON2.08
|
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pay 24.0% less for transportation
|
Honiara
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SBD43.83
|
$6.09
RON28.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.97
SBD251.39
|
$17.24
RON81.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.79
SBD90.50
|
$5.82
RON27.49
|
|
pay 48.5% less for housing
|
Honiara
|
Bucharest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.54
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.52
SBD4,524.94
|
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$629.44
SBD5,279.10
|
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$550.10
SBD4,613.67
|
$130.07
RON614.59
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Honiara
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.91
SBD804.43
|
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,757.54
SBD23,127.48
|
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
|
pay 60.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Honiara
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
SBD19.11
|
$3.23
RON15.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
SBD31.84
|
$3.17
RON14.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
SBD32.18
|
$5.98
RON28.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$49.84
RON235.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.30
SBD27.65
|
$8.62
RON40.73
|
|
pay 70.7% more for clothing
|
Honiara
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.30
SBD170.27
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$89.92
SBD754.16
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.93
SBD636.84
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.93
SBD636.84
|
$105.80
RON499.93
|
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