Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 10.8% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 24.5% less for restaurants
Tallinn
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Honiara
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.43
|
$5.99
SBD50.26
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.44
|
$14.99
SBD125.64
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.47
|
$1.40
SBD11.73
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.98
|
$1.20
SBD10.05
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pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Tallinn
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Honiara
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
$1.36
SBD11.39
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Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.64
€5.41
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.31
|
$9.08
SBD76.10
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
€2.57
|
$4.72
SBD39.56
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
€3.30
|
$4.89
SBD41.03
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Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.86
|
$3.67
SBD30.77
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Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.59
|
$1.22
SBD10.26
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Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$4.44
SBD37.23
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.28
|
$1.56
SBD13.07
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Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.48
|
$0.94
SBD7.86
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.43
|
$1.52
SBD12.77
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pay 8.1% less for transportation
Tallinn
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Honiara
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.65
|
$5.23
SBD43.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.86
|
$29.97
SBD251.28
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,580.66
€28,393.80
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.07
€9.67
|
$10.79
SBD90.46
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pay 2.1 times more for housing
Tallinn
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Honiara
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.49
€28.31
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.13
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.73
€713.89
|
$539.52
SBD4,523.09
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$530.91
€509.60
|
$629.44
SBD5,276.94
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$240.91
€231.25
|
$550.10
SBD4,611.78
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pay 71.8% less for childcare
Tallinn
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Honiara
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$522.95
€501.97
|
$95.91
SBD804.11
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,258.22
€6,967.00
|
$2,757.54
SBD23,118.03
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pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
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Honiara
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
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Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
€3.72
|
$3.80
SBD31.83
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.66
|
$3.84
SBD32.16
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.89
€50.76
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.29
|
$3.30
SBD27.64
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pay 2.6% more for clothing
Tallinn
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Honiara
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.77
€89.05
|
$20.30
SBD170.20
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.65
€36.14
|
$89.92
SBD753.85
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
€86.88
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.44
€110.81
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
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