Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 6.8% more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 21.0% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Honiara
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.27
UYU552.56
|
$5.58
SBD47.38
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.38
UYU401.86
|
$14.69
SBD124.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
UYU86.80
|
$1.47
SBD12.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
UYU65.21
|
$1.17
SBD9.97
|
|
pay 76.8% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
UYU113.25
|
$1.41
SBD11.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
UYU238.69
|
$7.99
SBD67.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
UYU169.80
|
$10.08
SBD85.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.58
UYU177.41
|
$4.70
SBD39.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
UYU174.70
|
$4.00
SBD33.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
UYU41.96
|
$3.36
SBD28.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU45.53
|
$1.20
SBD10.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU28.35
|
$3.86
SBD32.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
UYU52.77
|
$1.60
SBD13.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.13
|
$0.80
SBD6.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU31.64
|
$1.60
SBD13.57
|
|
pay 41.4% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
UYU290.61
|
$5.27
SBD44.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.69
UYU1,808.37
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,469.18
UYU1,606,046.70
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.44
UYU869.02
|
$10.57
SBD89.77
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Montevideo
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.70
UYU1,692.58
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.68
UYU23,650.89
|
$567.86
SBD4,820.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.50
UYU17,834.42
|
$646.18
SBD5,485.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.30
UYU4,232.96
|
$539.06
SBD4,576.40
|
|
pay 71.3% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$391.27
UYU15,153.44
|
$117.49
SBD997.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,590.90
UYU332,714.37
|
$2,349.75
SBD19,948.42
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU130.60
|
$2.94
SBD24.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
UYU161.98
|
$2.94
SBD24.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU200.93
|
$3.88
SBD32.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.70
UYU2,389.39
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.64
UYU411.91
|
$4.11
SBD34.91
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.17
UYU3,918.13
|
$24.08
SBD204.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.13
UYU1,709.27
|
$88.12
SBD748.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.51
UYU4,473.56
|
$93.99
SBD797.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.30
UYU4,620.40
|
$88.12
SBD748.07
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