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Honiara vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 34.2% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 73.8% more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 59.4% more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 86.7% more in Honiara
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 60.0% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.4% less in Honiara
Clothing: pay 14.4% less in Honiara

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

Honiara vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Honiara instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:

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pay 73.8% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.74	$6.08 SBD49.53	+65.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.15 BND7.94	$12.16 SBD99.06	+97.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.26	$1.37 SBD11.14	+40.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.72	$1.06 SBD8.67	+91.9%
Average			+73.8%

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pay 59.4% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 BND2.24	$1.49 SBD12.10	-14.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 BND4.66	$1.99 SBD16.18	-45.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.82	$9.73 SBD79.28	+42.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.24 BND2.89	$5.49 SBD44.73	+145.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 BND2.60	$3.92 SBD31.90	+94.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 BND1.81	$3.20 SBD26.06	+127.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.27	$1.17 SBD9.55	+19.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 BND1.70	$3.54 SBD28.85	+169.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 BND1.47	$1.50 SBD12.22	+31.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BND0.99	$0.91 SBD7.41	+19.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 BND1.19	$1.52 SBD12.36	+64.6%
Average			+59.4%

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pay 86.7% more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.48 BND1.90	$4.90 SBD39.90	+231.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$24.32 SBD198.13
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,674.88 BND49,916.58	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND33.95	$10.94 SBD89.16	-58.4%
Average			+86.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND87.88	$88.16 SBD718.21	+29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$719.61 BND928.78	$547.19 SBD4,457.83	-24.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$451.29 BND582.46	$638.39 SBD5,200.80	+41.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.89 BND74.72	$325.45 SBD2,651.39	+462.2%
Average			+127.3%

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pay 60.0% less for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND202.16	$97.28 SBD792.50	-37.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,593.11 BND20,125.59	$2,796.75 SBD22,784.44	-82.1%
Average			-60.0%

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pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.50	$1.82 SBD14.86	-5.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 BND4.79	$3.13 SBD25.51	-15.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.47 BND19.97	$4.01 SBD32.69	-74.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.59 BND40.78	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND6.99	$3.34 SBD27.24	-38.2%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 14.4% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.43 BND123.17	$20.59 SBD167.75	-78.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.10 BND87.90	$91.20 SBD742.97	+33.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.07 BND149.81	$77.01 SBD627.40	-33.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND82.38	$77.01 SBD627.40	+20.7%
Average			-14.4%

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