Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 76.1% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 44.3% more for restaurants
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Phnom Penh
|
Honiara
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
KHR20,259.79
|
$5.99
SBD50.28
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
KHR28,363.71
|
$14.99
SBD125.69
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
KHR4,551.70
|
$1.40
SBD11.73
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
KHR4,096.85
|
$1.20
SBD10.06
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pay 69.8% more for groceries
|
Phnom Penh
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
KHR7,496.12
|
$1.36
SBD11.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,649.41
|
$2.28
SBD19.11
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.07
KHR32,691.10
|
$9.08
SBD76.13
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
KHR7,691.35
|
$4.72
SBD39.58
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
KHR7,581.50
|
$4.89
SBD41.05
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
KHR8,806.79
|
$3.67
SBD30.79
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
KHR3,505.21
|
$1.22
SBD10.26
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
KHR7,645.83
|
$4.44
SBD37.25
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,730.65
|
$1.56
SBD13.08
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
KHR3,093.86
|
$0.94
SBD7.87
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
KHR2,634.38
|
$1.52
SBD12.77
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pay 73.9% more for transportation
|
Phnom Penh
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
KHR17,810.60
|
$5.23
SBD43.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR42,950.76
|
$29.97
SBD251.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,545,944.20
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
KHR36,467.62
|
$10.79
SBD90.50
|
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pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.30
KHR90,353.98
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.54
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|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.11
KHR2,034,509.46
|
$539.52
SBD4,524.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.36
KHR1,123,833.94
|
$629.44
SBD5,279.10
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.12
KHR292,245.91
|
$550.10
SBD4,613.67
|
|
pay 76.0% less for childcare
|
Phnom Penh
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.00
KHR1,377,665.74
|
$95.91
SBD804.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,900.83
KHR56,325,593.46
|
$2,757.54
SBD23,127.48
|
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pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phnom Penh
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
KHR6,077.94
|
$2.28
SBD19.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
KHR11,239.36
|
$3.80
SBD31.84
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
KHR8,103.92
|
$3.84
SBD32.18
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.33
KHR195,844.64
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,285.77
|
$3.30
SBD27.65
|
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pay 77.1% more for clothing
|
Phnom Penh
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.67
KHR99,948.30
|
$20.30
SBD170.27
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.80
KHR84,280.73
|
$89.92
SBD754.16
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.00
KHR376,832.10
|
$75.93
SBD636.84
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.67
KHR274,182.49
|
$75.93
SBD636.84
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