Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 48.7% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
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Podgorica
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Honiara
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$5.99
SBD50.26
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
€7.71
|
$14.99
SBD125.64
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.04
|
$1.40
SBD11.73
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.45
|
$1.20
SBD10.05
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pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
$1.36
SBD11.39
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
€3.82
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.74
|
$9.08
SBD76.10
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.84
|
$4.72
SBD39.56
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.44
|
$4.89
SBD41.03
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$3.67
SBD30.77
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$1.22
SBD10.26
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$4.44
SBD37.23
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.02
|
$1.56
SBD13.07
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.94
SBD7.86
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.50
|
$1.52
SBD12.77
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pay 14.1% more for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.02
€5.77
|
$5.23
SBD43.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.83
|
$29.97
SBD251.28
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€26,781.75
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.64
€6.37
|
$10.79
SBD90.46
|
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pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
€28.08
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.13
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.17
€562.01
|
$539.52
SBD4,523.09
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$453.87
€435.16
|
$629.44
SBD5,276.94
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.62
€79.21
|
$550.10
SBD4,611.78
|
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pay 62.1% less for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$265.47
€254.52
|
$95.91
SBD804.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.46
€6,679.25
|
$2,757.54
SBD23,118.04
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pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
€2.26
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$3.80
SBD31.83
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
$3.84
SBD32.16
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.72
€38.08
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$3.30
SBD27.64
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pay 1.6% less for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.10
€72.96
|
$20.30
SBD170.20
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.90
€40.17
|
$89.92
SBD753.85
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€89.91
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.69
€102.29
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
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