Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 2.3 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 84.1% more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
$5.99
SBD50.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
$14.99
SBD125.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
$1.40
SBD11.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
$1.20
SBD10.05
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
$1.36
SBD11.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
$9.08
SBD76.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
$4.72
SBD39.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
$4.89
SBD41.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
$3.67
SBD30.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
$1.22
SBD10.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
$4.44
SBD37.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
$1.56
SBD13.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
$0.94
SBD7.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
$1.52
SBD12.77
|
|
pay 75.3% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
$5.23
SBD43.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
$29.97
SBD251.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
$10.79
SBD90.46
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
$539.52
SBD4,523.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
$629.44
SBD5,276.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
$550.10
SBD4,611.78
|
|
pay 76.5% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
$95.91
SBD804.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
$2,757.54
SBD23,118.04
|
|
pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
$3.80
SBD31.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
$3.84
SBD32.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
$3.30
SBD27.64
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
$20.30
SBD170.20
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
$89.92
SBD753.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
|
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