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Kyrgyzstan

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Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Bishkek Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 58.0% more expensive than Bishkek.

Restaurants: pay 54.9% more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 26.7% more in Honiara
Housing: pay 81.3% more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 59.5% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% more in Honiara
Clothing: pay 6.9% more in Honiara

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Honiara are more expensive than in Bishkek. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in Honiara.

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Honiara vs. Bishkek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.9% more for restaurants

	Bishkek	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 KGS600.01	$6.82 SBD55.00	-0.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 KGS510.01	$12.40 SBD100.00	+112.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 KGS65.00	$1.55 SBD12.50	+108.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 KGS33.88	$1.08 SBD8.75	+180.1%
Average			+54.9%

Bishkek vs. Honiara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Bishkek	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 KGS34.67	$1.50 SBD12.08	+277.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.82 KGS334.23	$3.27 SBD26.33	-14.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 KGS333.12	$9.62 SBD77.60	+152.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 KGS151.13	$5.60 SBD45.20	+224.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 KGS181.82	$3.87 SBD31.18	+86.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 KGS54.76	$2.85 SBD23.02	+355.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 KGS73.57	$1.20 SBD9.64	+42.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 KGS81.76	$3.88 SBD31.30	+315.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 KGS62.84	$1.69 SBD13.61	+134.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KGS23.90	$0.89 SBD7.17	+225.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 KGS19.28	$1.55 SBD12.47	+601.6%
Average			+176.0%

Bishkek vs. Honiara - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.7% more for transportation

	Bishkek	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.74 KGS326.93	$4.99 SBD40.27	+33.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.66 KGS1,020.02	$24.80 SBD199.99	+112.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,991.94 KGS3M	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-38.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.52 KGS395.01	$11.16 SBD90.00	+147.1%
Average			+26.7%

Bishkek vs. Honiara - Cost of transportation

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pay 81.3% more for housing

	Bishkek	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.00 KGS1,049.18	$89.89 SBD724.96	+649.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$603.19 KGS52,748.92	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	+47.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$416.93 KGS36,460.58	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	+4.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.42 KGS3,359.98	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	+763.7%
Average			+81.3%

Bishkek vs. Honiara - Cost of housing

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pay 59.5% less for childcare

	Bishkek	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.56 KGS19,200.33	$99.19 SBD799.96	-54.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,837.88 KGS685K	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	-63.6%
Average			-59.5%

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pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bishkek	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 KGS120.00	$2.48 SBD20.00	+80.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 KGS212.36	$3.41 SBD27.50	+40.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.06 KGS180.00	$4.15 SBD33.50	+101.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.84 KGS4,795.54	$37.20 SBD299.99	-32.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 KGS500.01	$4.34 SBD35.00	-24.1%
Average			+9.5%

Bishkek vs. Honiara - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.9% more for clothing

	Bishkek	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.40 KGS4,844.53	$27.28 SBD219.99	-50.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.07 KGS3,766.73	$92.99 SBD749.96	+115.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.57 KGS7,920.14	$97.13 SBD783.30	+7.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.22 KGS7,890.14	$103.29 SBD832.96	+14.5%
Average			+6.9%

Bishkek vs. Honiara - Cost of clothing

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