Cost of living comparison
Rome is 75.3% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Rome instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 53.4% more for restaurants
Honiara
|
Rome
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
$16.24
€14.93
|
|
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
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
$1.87
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
$6.93
€6.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
$6.37
€5.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
$3.90
€3.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
$5.10
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
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pay 55.0% more for transportation
Honiara
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
$7.44
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.90
€34.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,749.78
€24,587.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
$17.87
€16.42
|
|
pay 16.9% more for housing
Honiara
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$30.04
€27.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
$1,171.95
€1,077.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
$721.77
€663.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
$175.72
€161.52
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Honiara
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
$516.83
€475.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
$9,813.53
€9,020.11
|
|
pay 67.4% more for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$62.20
€57.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
pay 29.6% more for clothing
Honiara
|
Rome
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
$67.31
€61.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$30.97
€28.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
$81.10
€74.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$103.39
€95.03
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