Cost of living comparison
Paris is 2.6 times more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Paris instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Honiara
|
Paris
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
$19.49
€17.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
$3.72
€3.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
$3.01
€2.77
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
Honiara
|
Paris
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
$1.93
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
$11.66
€10.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
$5.86
€5.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
$4.70
€4.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
$7.05
€6.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
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pay 85.3% more for transportation
Honiara
|
Paris
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
$7.76
€7.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$92.05
€84.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,489.61
€29,862.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
$23.63
€21.72
|
|
pay 51.9% more for housing
Honiara
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$32.31
€29.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
$1,462.11
€1,343.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
$1,074.44
€987.57
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
$171.90
€158.00
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Honiara
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
$829.69
€762.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
$16,485.47
€15,152.62
|
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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$4.52
€4.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.22
€37.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
$14.08
€12.94
|
|
pay 92.1% more for clothing
Honiara
|
Paris
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
$102.11
€93.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$44.38
€40.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
$110.05
€101.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$156.00
€143.38
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