Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 207.8 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Banjul
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Honiara
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.41
GMD163.38
|
$5.43
SBD45.99
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
GMD462.92
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
GMD49.02
|
$2.41
SBD20.44
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
GMD40.85
|
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
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pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Banjul
|
Honiara
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.04
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.81
GMD190.61
|
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
GMD386.55
|
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
GMD129.84
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
GMD104.99
|
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
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Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD57.64
|
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
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Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
GMD43.23
|
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
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Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.14
|
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
GMD46.94
|
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.82
|
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
GMD20.59
|
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
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pay 19.0% more for transportation
Banjul
|
Honiara
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
GMD261.14
|
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,045.82
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 1434.5 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Honiara
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,624.60
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,070.74
|
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$44.30
GMD3,001.43
|
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.38
GMD2,193.41
|
?? | |
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Honiara
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$16.08
GMD1,089.23
|
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$401.93
GMD27,230.71
|
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
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Honiara
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD108.92
|
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.00
|
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
GMD119.82
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.12
GMD1,633.84
|
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.22
GMD217.85
|
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
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pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Banjul
|
Honiara
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD472.00
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.08
GMD1,089.23
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,267.68
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$19.29
GMD1,307.07
|
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
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