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Azerbaijan

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Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Baku Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 51.2% more expensive than Baku.

Restaurants: pay 13.4% more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 28.9% more in Honiara
Housing: pay 99.2% more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 64.2% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5% less in Honiara
Clothing: pay 16.8% less in Honiara

The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, and restaurants in Honiara are more expensive than in Baku. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Honiara. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in Honiara.

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Honiara vs. Baku Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Honiara instead of Baku, you would:

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pay 13.4% more for restaurants

	Baku	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.82 AZN15.00	$6.82 SBD55.00	-22.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.09 AZN13.75	$12.40 SBD100.00	+53.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 AZN1.89	$1.55 SBD12.50	+39.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 AZN1.02	$1.08 SBD8.75	+79.9%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Baku	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 AZN0.87	$1.50 SBD12.08	+192.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.59 AZN4.40	$3.27 SBD26.33	+26.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.58 AZN9.49	$9.62 SBD77.60	+72.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 AZN3.43	$5.60 SBD45.20	+177.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 AZN4.01	$3.87 SBD31.18	+64.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 AZN1.01	$2.85 SBD23.02	+381.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 AZN1.43	$1.20 SBD9.64	+41.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 AZN1.22	$3.88 SBD31.30	+438.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 AZN1.39	$1.69 SBD13.61	+106.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 AZN0.59	$0.89 SBD7.17	+156.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 AZN0.44	$1.55 SBD12.47	+491.8%
Average			+157.8%

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pay 28.9% more for transportation

	Baku	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.55 AZN4.34	$4.99 SBD40.27	+95.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.18 AZN36.00	$24.80 SBD199.99	+17.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,529.41 AZN40,000.00	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-21.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.76 AZN11.50	$11.16 SBD90.00	+65.0%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 99.2% more for housing

	Baku	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.29 AZN26.00	$89.89 SBD724.96	+487.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$550.65 AZN936.11	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	+61.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$315.38 AZN536.15	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	+37.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.83 AZN86.41	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	+552.9%
Average			+99.2%

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pay 64.2% less for childcare

	Baku	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$327.99 AZN557.58	$99.19 SBD799.96	-69.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,732.03 AZN11,444.44	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	-57.6%
Average			-64.2%

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pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Baku	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 AZN3.00	$2.48 SBD20.00	+40.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 AZN5.97	$3.41 SBD27.50	-2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 AZN5.00	$4.15 SBD33.50	+41.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.53 AZN82.50	$37.20 SBD299.99	-23.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.88 AZN10.00	$4.34 SBD35.00	-26.2%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 16.8% less for clothing

	Baku	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.42 AZN112.92	$27.28 SBD219.99	-58.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.49 AZN94.33	$92.99 SBD749.96	+67.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.29 AZN213.00	$97.13 SBD783.30	-22.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.97 AZN195.45	$103.29 SBD832.96	-10.2%
Average			-16.8%

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