Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 51.3% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 15.2% more for restaurants
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Tirana
|
Honiara
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$5.99
SBD50.26
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$14.99
SBD125.64
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$1.40
SBD11.73
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$1.20
SBD10.05
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pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$1.36
SBD11.39
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$9.08
SBD76.10
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$4.72
SBD39.56
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$4.89
SBD41.03
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$3.67
SBD30.77
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$1.22
SBD10.26
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$4.44
SBD37.23
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$1.56
SBD13.07
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.94
SBD7.86
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
$1.52
SBD12.77
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pay 8.4% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$5.23
SBD43.81
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
$29.97
SBD251.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
$10.79
SBD90.46
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
$539.52
SBD4,523.09
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$629.44
SBD5,276.94
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$550.10
SBD4,611.78
|
|
pay 55.7% less for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$95.91
SBD804.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$2,757.54
SBD23,118.04
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pay 6.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$3.80
SBD31.83
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
$3.84
SBD32.16
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
$3.30
SBD27.64
|
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pay 11.9% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
$20.30
SBD170.20
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
$89.92
SBD753.85
|
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|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
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