Cost of living comparison
London is 4.0 times more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in London instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Honiara
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
$25.22
£19.85
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
$10.09
£7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
$2.54
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
$2.08
£1.64
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
Honiara
|
London
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
$1.96
£1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
$4.74
£3.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
$6.34
£4.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
$3.99
£3.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
$4.28
£3.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
$1.48
£1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$1.76
£1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
$0.73
£0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
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pay 88.0% more for transportation
Honiara
|
London
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
$7.20
£5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$252.24
£198.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,406.00
£27,080.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
$25.33
£19.93
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Honiara
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$39.12
£30.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
$2,697.16
£2,122.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
$2,027.26
£1,595.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
$284.51
£223.93
|
|
pay 15.3 times more for childcare
Honiara
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
$2,321.07
£1,826.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
$25,293.41
£19,908.24
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$8.20
£6.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$4.56
£3.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$58.95
£46.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
pay 85.9% more for clothing
Honiara
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
$103.07
£81.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$49.65
£39.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
$112.31
£88.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$123.32
£97.06
|
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