Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 6.7% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 26.6% less for restaurants
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Madrid
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Honiara
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$5.99
SBD50.28
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$14.99
SBD125.69
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.64
|
$1.40
SBD11.73
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.71
|
$1.20
SBD10.06
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pay 79.0% more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
$1.36
SBD11.40
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.56
|
$2.28
SBD19.11
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.18
|
$9.08
SBD76.13
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.89
|
$4.72
SBD39.58
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.59
|
$4.89
SBD41.05
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.07
|
$3.67
SBD30.79
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.22
SBD10.26
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.95
|
$4.44
SBD37.25
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$1.56
SBD13.08
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.94
SBD7.87
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$1.52
SBD12.77
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pay 26.9% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.43
|
$5.23
SBD43.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.66
|
$29.97
SBD251.39
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€33,912.83
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.13
|
$10.79
SBD90.50
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pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Madrid
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.20
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.54
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,393.05
|
$539.52
SBD4,524.94
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,019.21
|
$629.44
SBD5,279.10
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€123.32
|
$550.10
SBD4,613.67
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pay 77.8% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€538.26
|
$95.91
SBD804.43
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,549.50
|
$2,757.54
SBD23,127.48
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pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.56
|
$2.28
SBD19.11
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.45
|
$3.80
SBD31.84
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
$3.84
SBD32.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€40.89
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$3.30
SBD27.65
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pay 1.0% more for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€85.83
|
$20.30
SBD170.27
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€35.29
|
$89.92
SBD754.16
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€92.82
|
$75.93
SBD636.84
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€115.13
|
$75.93
SBD636.84
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