Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 20.2% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 44.0% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
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Honiara
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
€20.20
|
$5.58
SBD47.30
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.06
€12.12
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.31
€3.07
|
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
€2.60
|
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
|
pay 66.3% more for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Honiara
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.95
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.11
|
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
€4.74
|
$10.08
SBD85.44
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
€4.13
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.95
€5.52
|
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
€1.44
|
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
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pay 46.9% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Honiara
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
€7.59
|
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$88.71
€82.30
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,110.45
€29,790.47
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.25
€23.43
|
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
|
pay 10.2% more for housing
Amsterdam
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.09
€46.47
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,059.29
€1,910.51
|
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,685.95
€1,564.14
|
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.74
€189.02
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
|
pay 87.2% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,119.81
€1,966.66
|
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,765.02
€10,915.00
|
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
|
pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.08
€6.56
|
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
€3.97
|
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.34
€9.59
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.30
€57.80
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
|
pay 17.1% more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Honiara
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.06
€82.62
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.70
€31.26
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.07
€87.28
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.42
€102.44
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
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