Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 55.5% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 12.0% more for restaurants
Sofia
|
Honiara
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.96
BGN20.55
|
$5.99
SBD50.26
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
$14.99
SBD125.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BGN2.77
|
$1.40
SBD11.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
$1.20
SBD10.05
|
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pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Sofia
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Honiara
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
BGN2.10
|
$1.36
SBD11.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
BGN9.90
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BGN12.37
|
$9.08
SBD76.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
BGN6.65
|
$4.72
SBD39.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
BGN6.56
|
$4.89
SBD41.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
$3.67
SBD30.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
$1.22
SBD10.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
$4.44
SBD37.23
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
$1.56
SBD13.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
$0.94
SBD7.86
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
$1.52
SBD12.77
|
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pay 15.2% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Honiara
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
BGN10.61
|
$5.23
SBD43.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.40
BGN51.38
|
$29.97
SBD251.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,952.87
BGN56,166.94
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
BGN14.08
|
$10.79
SBD90.46
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Sofia
|
Honiara
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.48
BGN25.28
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.94
BGN1,070.61
|
$539.52
SBD4,523.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.23
BGN806.76
|
$629.44
SBD5,276.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.12
BGN214.00
|
$550.10
SBD4,611.78
|
|
pay 70.9% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$554.43
BGN1,039.65
|
$95.91
SBD804.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,747.31
BGN12,652.41
|
$2,757.54
SBD23,118.04
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pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Honiara
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
$3.80
SBD31.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
$3.84
SBD32.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.04
BGN69.46
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
$3.30
SBD27.64
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
Sofia
|
Honiara
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.63
BGN132.45
|
$20.30
SBD170.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.57
BGN62.95
|
$89.92
SBD753.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.28
BGN186.16
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.16
BGN191.57
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
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