Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 479.1 times more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 80.0% more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Honiara
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
$5.43
SBD45.99
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.73
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
GTQ8.46
|
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GTQ6.50
|
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
|
pay 86.0% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Honiara
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
GTQ14.64
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
GTQ21.88
|
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
GTQ49.29
|
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
GTQ16.22
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
GTQ23.72
|
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.60
|
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.88
|
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
GTQ10.42
|
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
GTQ6.22
|
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.54
|
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
|
pay 10.4% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
GTQ32.20
|
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
GTQ82.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
GTQ139,150.49
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.09
|
?? | |
pay 3346.1 times more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ372.50
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
GTQ4,511.34
|
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
GTQ3,189.65
|
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
GTQ486.80
|
?? | |
pay 30.7% less for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,334.71
|
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,875.46
|
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
|
pay 24.7% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Honiara
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
GTQ19.88
|
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
GTQ18.88
|
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
GTQ27.83
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
GTQ397.57
|
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
GTQ57.15
|
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
|
pay 30.9% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Honiara
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
GTQ396.47
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
GTQ458.20
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
GTQ785.21
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
GTQ849.81
|
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
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