Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 59.6% more expensive than Yerevan.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 40.0% more for restaurants
|
Yerevan
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.57
AMD4,509.89
|
$5.99
SBD50.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
$14.99
SBD125.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
AMD386.96
|
$1.40
SBD11.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD232.64
|
$1.20
SBD10.06
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Yerevan
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
AMD336.45
|
$1.36
SBD11.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
AMD1,572.28
|
$2.28
SBD19.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.24
AMD2,431.38
|
$9.08
SBD76.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
AMD959.49
|
$4.72
SBD39.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.37
AMD1,314.90
|
$4.89
SBD41.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
$3.67
SBD30.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
AMD321.49
|
$1.22
SBD10.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AMD307.96
|
$4.44
SBD37.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
AMD392.99
|
$1.56
SBD13.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
$0.94
SBD7.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
AMD125.15
|
$1.52
SBD12.77
|
|
pay 94.9% more for transportation
|
Yerevan
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.29
AMD2,061.75
|
$5.23
SBD43.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
$29.97
SBD251.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
AMD1,663.65
|
$10.79
SBD90.50
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Yerevan
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.21
AMD8,655.58
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$931.30
AMD362,875.96
|
$539.52
SBD4,524.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.77
AMD243,827.19
|
$629.44
SBD5,279.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.60
AMD38,419.77
|
$550.10
SBD4,613.67
|
|
pay 72.0% less for childcare
|
Yerevan
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$374.24
AMD145,819.82
|
$95.91
SBD804.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,037.50
AMD3,521,419.07
|
$2,757.54
SBD23,127.48
|
|
pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yerevan
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
AMD801.76
|
$2.28
SBD19.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AMD1,465.94
|
$3.80
SBD31.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
$3.84
SBD32.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.02
AMD41,308.40
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
AMD3,006.59
|
$3.30
SBD27.65
|
|
pay 30.8% less for clothing
|
Yerevan
|
Honiara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.12
AMD43,296.40
|
$20.30
SBD170.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.96
AMD24,920.01
|
$89.92
SBD754.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD54,521.47
|
$75.93
SBD636.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.43
AMD46,536.85
|
$75.93
SBD636.84
|
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