Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 15.2% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 10.1% less for restaurants
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Kingstown
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Honiara
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.99
SBD50.26
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$14.99
SBD125.64
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.40
SBD11.73
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$1.20
SBD10.05
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pay 4.5% more for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.36
SBD11.39
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$9.08
SBD76.10
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$4.72
SBD39.56
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$4.89
SBD41.03
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$3.67
SBD30.77
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$1.22
SBD10.26
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$4.44
SBD37.23
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.56
SBD13.07
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.94
SBD7.86
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$1.52
SBD12.77
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pay 56.8% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$5.23
SBD43.81
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$29.97
SBD251.28
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$10.79
SBD90.46
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pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.13
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$539.52
SBD4,523.09
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$629.44
SBD5,276.94
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$550.10
SBD4,611.78
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pay 48.2% less for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$95.91
SBD804.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,757.54
SBD23,118.04
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pay 2.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$3.80
SBD31.83
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.84
SBD32.16
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$3.30
SBD27.64
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pay 32.2% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$20.30
SBD170.20
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$89.92
SBD753.85
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
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