Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 75.2% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 26.7% more for restaurants
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Honiara
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Warsaw
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD46.60
|
$10.16
PLN40.89
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD122.64
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$8.38
PLN33.74
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.26
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$1.81
PLN7.28
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.81
|
$1.70
PLN6.83
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pay 48.0% less for groceries
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Honiara
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Warsaw
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.77
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$1.10
PLN4.41
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD66.72
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$4.61
PLN18.57
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD84.19
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$3.88
PLN15.60
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.25
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$3.08
PLN12.41
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.38
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$2.68
PLN10.78
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.04
|
$0.43
PLN1.74
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.01
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$0.74
PLN2.99
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.27
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$0.85
PLN3.42
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.35
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$1.38
PLN5.54
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.68
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$0.39
PLN1.57
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.35
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$0.54
PLN2.16
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pay 0.9% less for transportation
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Honiara
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.01
|
$6.40
PLN25.75
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.94
PLN112.46
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,011.90
PLN124,829.11
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD88.30
|
$8.13
PLN32.72
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pay 23.1% more for housing
|
Honiara
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$16.13
PLN64.91
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,742.21
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$1,108.48
PLN4,461.85
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,396.31
|
$848.90
PLN3,416.99
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,501.73
|
$229.74
PLN924.77
|
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pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Honiara
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD981.15
|
$527.99
PLN2,125.28
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,622.94
|
$13,833.43
PLN55,682.30
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pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Honiara
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.53
|
$4.06
PLN16.36
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.53
|
$3.66
PLN14.74
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.38
|
$4.83
PLN19.42
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$42.12
PLN169.55
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.34
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$7.62
PLN30.67
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pay 63.2% more for clothing
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Honiara
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Warsaw
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD201.14
|
$93.42
PLN376.04
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD735.86
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$42.56
PLN171.31
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD784.92
|
$90.76
PLN365.32
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD735.86
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$105.66
PLN425.30
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