Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 2.1 times more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Quito, you would:
pay 50.6% more for restaurants
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Quito
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Honiara
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.25
|
$5.58
SBD46.60
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$14.69
SBD122.64
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
|
$1.47
SBD12.26
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
|
$1.17
SBD9.81
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pay 2.5 times more for groceries
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Quito
|
Honiara
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.41
SBD11.77
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
|
$7.99
SBD66.72
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
|
$10.08
SBD84.19
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
|
$4.70
SBD39.25
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
|
$4.00
SBD33.38
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$3.36
SBD28.04
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$1.20
SBD10.01
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$3.86
SBD32.27
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$1.60
SBD13.35
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
|
$0.80
SBD6.68
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.60
SBD13.35
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pay 32.9% more for transportation
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Quito
|
Honiara
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
|
$5.27
SBD44.01
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$10.57
SBD88.30
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pay 6.8 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Honiara
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.65
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$446.45
|
$567.86
SBD4,742.21
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.83
|
$646.18
SBD5,396.31
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.61
|
$539.06
SBD4,501.73
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pay 62.3% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.00
|
$117.49
SBD981.15
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,180.00
|
$2,349.75
SBD19,622.94
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pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Honiara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$2.94
SBD24.53
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
|
$2.94
SBD24.53
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
|
$3.88
SBD32.38
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.67
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$4.11
SBD34.34
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pay 11.4% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Honiara
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.67
|
$24.08
SBD201.14
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
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$88.12
SBD735.86
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.08
|
$93.99
SBD784.92
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.36
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$88.12
SBD735.86
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