Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 80.7% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 33.8% less for restaurants
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Honiara
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Taipei
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.99
SBD50.26
|
$6.18
NT$201.77
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.99
SBD125.64
|
$5.01
NT$163.43
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
SBD11.73
|
$1.00
NT$32.77
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
SBD10.05
|
$0.68
NT$22.17
|
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pay 13.5% more for groceries
|
Honiara
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
SBD11.39
|
$1.86
NT$60.65
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
$8.37
NT$273.28
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.08
SBD76.10
|
$10.77
NT$351.46
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
SBD39.56
|
$2.72
NT$88.68
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SBD41.03
|
$4.37
NT$142.47
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.67
SBD30.77
|
$2.06
NT$67.29
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
SBD10.26
|
$1.01
NT$33.06
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.44
SBD37.23
|
$1.25
NT$40.69
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
SBD13.07
|
$1.56
NT$50.74
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
SBD7.86
|
$1.30
NT$42.40
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.52
SBD12.77
|
$1.11
NT$36.22
|
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pay 8.0% less for transportation
|
Honiara
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SBD43.81
|
$3.68
NT$120.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.97
SBD251.28
|
$37.10
NT$1,210.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,750.62
NT$1,133,947.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.79
SBD90.46
|
$8.81
NT$287.52
|
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pay 44.4% less for housing
|
Honiara
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.13
|
$24.04
NT$784.40
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.52
SBD4,523.09
|
$630.95
NT$20,588.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$629.44
SBD5,276.94
|
$465.35
NT$15,184.93
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$550.10
SBD4,611.78
|
$63.62
NT$2,076.00
|
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pay 6.5 times more for childcare
|
Honiara
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.91
SBD804.11
|
$610.09
NT$19,907.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,757.54
SBD23,118.04
|
$18,275.33
NT$596,342.41
|
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pay 48.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Honiara
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
$2.63
NT$85.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
SBD31.83
|
$3.05
NT$99.44
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
SBD32.16
|
$3.71
NT$121.06
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$38.32
NT$1,250.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.30
SBD27.64
|
$9.89
NT$322.83
|
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pay 39.8% more for clothing
|
Honiara
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.30
SBD170.20
|
$56.02
NT$1,828.04
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$89.92
SBD753.85
|
$31.15
NT$1,016.57
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
|
$85.26
NT$2,782.10
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.93
SBD636.58
|
$103.43
NT$3,375.06
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