Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 96.6% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 34.8% more for restaurants
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Honiara
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Lisbon
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.99
SBD50.28
|
$13.66
€12.96
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.99
SBD125.69
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
SBD11.73
|
$1.86
€1.76
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
SBD10.06
|
$1.36
€1.29
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pay 22.3% less for groceries
|
Honiara
|
Lisbon
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
SBD11.40
|
$1.48
€1.40
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.28
SBD19.11
|
$5.58
€5.29
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.08
SBD76.13
|
$3.87
€3.67
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
SBD39.58
|
$2.97
€2.82
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SBD41.05
|
$3.31
€3.14
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.67
SBD30.79
|
$1.04
€0.98
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
SBD10.26
|
$0.69
€0.65
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.44
SBD37.25
|
$0.89
€0.84
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
SBD13.08
|
$1.06
€1.01
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
SBD7.87
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.52
SBD12.77
|
$0.94
€0.89
|
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pay 24.1% more for transportation
|
Honiara
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SBD43.83
|
$7.21
€6.84
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.97
SBD251.39
|
$42.87
€40.66
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,152.89
€30,492.58
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.79
SBD90.50
|
$9.86
€9.35
|
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pay 25.8% more for housing
|
Honiara
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.54
|
$39.90
€37.84
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.52
SBD4,524.94
|
$1,514.21
€1,436.02
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$629.44
SBD5,279.10
|
$1,070.61
€1,015.33
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$550.10
SBD4,613.67
|
$106.17
€100.69
|
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pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
Honiara
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.91
SBD804.43
|
$576.40
€546.64
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,757.54
SBD23,127.48
|
$15,251.75
€14,464.18
|
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pay 56.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Honiara
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
SBD19.11
|
$3.22
€3.05
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
SBD31.84
|
$2.61
€2.47
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
SBD32.18
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$42.41
€40.22
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.30
SBD27.65
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
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pay 79.9% more for clothing
|
Honiara
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.30
SBD170.27
|
$86.58
€82.11
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$89.92
SBD754.16
|
$37.63
€35.68
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.93
SBD636.84
|
$82.49
€78.23
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.93
SBD636.84
|
$108.41
€102.81
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