Cost of living comparison

Honiara, Solomon Islands

compared to

Oranjestad, Aruba

Oranjestad vs. Honiara Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 76.5% more expensive than Honiara.

Restaurants: pay 53.7% more in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 16.5% more in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 9.6% less in Oranjestad
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.4% more in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 86.7% more in Oranjestad

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Oranjestad are more expensive than in Honiara. Notably, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Oranjestad.

Oranjestad vs. Honiara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Honiara, you would:

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pay 53.7% more for restaurants

	Honiara	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.99 SBD49.85	$19.00 AWG34.25	+216.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.99 SBD124.63	$10.27 AWG18.51	-31.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 SBD11.63	$1.33 AWG2.40	-4.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 SBD9.97	$1.61 AWG2.90	+34.3%
Average			+53.7%

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pay 16.5% more for groceries

	Honiara	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 SBD11.30	$3.05 AWG5.50	+124.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.28 SBD18.94	$6.00 AWG10.81	+163.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.08 SBD75.49	$6.40 AWG11.54	-29.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.72 SBD39.24	$5.00 AWG9.01	+5.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 SBD40.70	$5.21 AWG9.39	+6.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.67 SBD30.53	$1.79 AWG3.22	-51.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 SBD10.18	$0.91 AWG1.64	-25.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.44 SBD36.93	$1.81 AWG3.27	-59.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 SBD12.96	$2.72 AWG4.91	+74.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 SBD7.80	$1.06 AWG1.91	+12.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.66	$0.91 AWG1.64	-40.4%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Honiara	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 SBD43.46	$5.66 AWG10.20	+8.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.97 SBD249.27	$40.00 AWG72.10	+33.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$35,000.00 AWG63,087.50
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.79 SBD89.74	$51.10 AWG92.10	+373.5%
Average			+138.4%

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pay 9.6% less for housing

	Honiara	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$119.89 SBD997.07	$91.80 AWG165.47	-23.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$539.52 SBD4,486.82	$810.73 AWG1,461.33	+50.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$629.44 SBD5,234.63	$655.25 AWG1,181.08	+4.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$550.10 SBD4,574.80	$167.08 AWG301.16	-69.6%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Honiara	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.91 SBD797.66	$225.00 AWG405.56	+134.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,757.54 SBD22,932.65	$7,404.07 AWG13,345.83	+168.5%
Average			+151.6%

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pay 98.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Honiara	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 SBD18.94	$3.00 AWG5.41	+31.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 SBD31.57	$3.72 AWG6.70	-2.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.84 SBD31.91	$10.00 AWG18.02	+160.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$131.44 AWG236.93
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.30 SBD27.42	$10.00 AWG18.02	+203.3%
Average			+98.4%

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pay 86.7% more for clothing

	Honiara	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.30 SBD168.84	$80.00 AWG144.20	+294.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$89.92 SBD747.80	$57.37 AWG103.42	-36.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.93 SBD631.48	$116.59 AWG210.15	+53.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.93 SBD631.48	$102.90 AWG185.47	+35.5%
Average			+86.7%

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