Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 2.8 times more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Honiara
|
Dublin
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
$21.66
€19.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
$2.66
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
$2.08
€1.91
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
$3.97
€3.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
$5.30
€4.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
$4.61
€4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
$1.35
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
pay 72.5% more for transportation
Honiara
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
$7.20
€6.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$129.96
€119.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,718.55
€36,507.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
$22.04
€20.26
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Honiara
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$56.72
€52.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
$2,216.44
€2,037.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
$1,934.10
€1,777.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
$227.14
€208.77
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
Honiara
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
$1,385.73
€1,273.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
$10,612.44
€9,754.43
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$7.04
€6.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$4.29
€3.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$50.46
€46.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
$14.08
€12.94
|
|
pay 62.6% more for clothing
Honiara
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
$93.14
€85.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$40.93
€37.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
$97.04
€89.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$100.46
€92.34
|
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