Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 16.0% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 66.4% more for restaurants
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Tokyo
|
Honiara
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,008
|
$5.99
SBD50.26
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥806
|
$14.99
SBD125.64
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥173
|
$1.40
SBD11.73
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥115
|
$1.20
SBD10.05
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pay 21.9% more for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥253
|
$1.36
SBD11.39
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,085
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥911
|
$9.08
SBD76.10
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥323
|
$4.72
SBD39.56
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥505
|
$4.89
SBD41.03
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥368
|
$3.67
SBD30.77
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥165
|
$1.22
SBD10.26
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥410
|
$4.44
SBD37.23
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥374
|
$1.56
SBD13.07
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥200
|
$0.94
SBD7.86
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$1.52
SBD12.77
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pay 30.7% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥684
|
$5.23
SBD43.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,073
|
$29.97
SBD251.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,368,996
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,315
|
$10.79
SBD90.46
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,931
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥173,385
|
$539.52
SBD4,523.09
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥90,228
|
$629.44
SBD5,276.94
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,744
|
$550.10
SBD4,611.78
|
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pay 81.5% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥82,538
|
$95.91
SBD804.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,245,242
|
$2,757.54
SBD23,118.03
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pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥504
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥527
|
$3.80
SBD31.83
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥605
|
$3.84
SBD32.16
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,394
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,915
|
$3.30
SBD27.64
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pay 23.5% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,141
|
$20.30
SBD170.20
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,706
|
$89.92
SBD753.85
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,814
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,829
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
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