Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 20.0% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 51.5% more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 22.7% less in Honiara
Housing: pay 63.3% more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 82.6% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.2% less in Honiara
Clothing: pay 5.9% less in Honiara

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

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Honiara vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$6.82 SBD55.00	+129.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$12.40 SBD100.00	+77.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$1.55 SBD12.50	+138.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$1.08 SBD8.75	+207.9%
Average			+116.9%

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pay 51.5% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$1.50 SBD12.08	+1.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$3.27 SBD26.33	-62.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$9.62 SBD77.60	+32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$5.60 SBD45.20	+118.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$3.87 SBD31.18	+137.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$2.85 SBD23.02	+61.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$1.20 SBD9.64	+48.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$3.88 SBD31.30	+212.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$1.69 SBD13.61	+93.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.89 SBD7.17	+13.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$1.55 SBD12.47	+123.6%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 22.7% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$4.99 SBD40.27	-6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	$24.80 SBD199.99	-29.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-40.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$11.16 SBD90.00	+5.8%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 63.3% more for housing

	Bangkok	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$89.89 SBD724.96	+402.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	+31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	+25.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	+304.6%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 82.6% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$99.19 SBD799.96	-82.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	-82.7%
Average			-82.6%

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pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$2.48 SBD20.00	-7.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$3.41 SBD27.50	+22.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$4.15 SBD33.50	-9.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$37.20 SBD299.99	-36.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$4.34 SBD35.00	-42.7%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 5.9% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$27.28 SBD219.99	-61.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$92.99 SBD749.96	+116.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$97.13 SBD783.30	+0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$103.29 SBD832.96	-6.0%
Average			-5.9%

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