Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 54.0% cheaper than Honiara.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
Honiara
|
Cairo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
$4.27
EGP200.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
$4.27
EGP200.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
$0.25
EGP11.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
$0.12
EGP5.75
|
|
pay 75.7% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
$0.56
EGP26.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
$1.68
EGP78.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
$3.57
EGP167.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
$1.44
EGP67.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
$2.14
EGP100.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
$0.62
EGP28.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
$0.20
EGP9.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
$0.15
EGP7.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.15
EGP7.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.28
EGP13.29
|
|
pay 77.2% less for transportation
Honiara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
$0.96
EGP45.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.40
EGP300.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,150.60
EGP1,602,004.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
$2.88
EGP135.17
|
|
pay 81.6% less for housing
Honiara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$7.77
EGP364.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
$194.33
EGP9,116.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
$117.39
EGP5,506.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
$14.34
EGP672.62
|
|
pay 21.0% less for childcare
Honiara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
$99.11
EGP4,649.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
$1,728.87
EGP81,101.48
|
|
pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$1.76
EGP82.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$1.50
EGP70.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
$1.76
EGP82.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$17.05
EGP799.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
|
pay 14.3% less for clothing
Honiara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
$34.43
EGP1,615.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$41.73
EGP1,957.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
$89.91
EGP4,217.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$50.03
EGP2,346.69
|
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