Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 2.8 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.200
|
$5.99
SBD50.26
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
$14.99
SBD125.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.120
|
$1.40
SBD11.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.080
|
$1.20
SBD10.05
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pay 4.3 times more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$1.36
SBD11.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.390
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.450
|
$9.08
SBD76.10
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.920
|
$4.72
SBD39.56
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.590
|
$4.89
SBD41.03
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.740
|
$3.67
SBD30.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.900
|
$1.22
SBD10.26
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.590
|
$4.44
SBD37.23
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.980
|
$1.56
SBD13.07
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.880
|
$0.94
SBD7.86
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$1.52
SBD12.77
|
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pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.710
|
$5.23
SBD43.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.600
|
$29.97
SBD251.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND122,043.310
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.240
|
$10.79
SBD90.46
|
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pay 6.2 times more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.790
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND809.200
|
$539.52
SBD4,523.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND552.810
|
$629.44
SBD5,276.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND126.000
|
$550.10
SBD4,611.78
|
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pay 8.2% less for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND309.020
|
$95.91
SBD804.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,296.020
|
$2,757.54
SBD23,118.04
|
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pay 75.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.850
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.080
|
$3.80
SBD31.83
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.170
|
$3.84
SBD32.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND98.310
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.260
|
$3.30
SBD27.64
|
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pay 1.4% less for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND146.560
|
$20.30
SBD170.20
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND169.090
|
$89.92
SBD753.85
|
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|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND293.370
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND241.950
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
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