Cost of living comparison

Colombia

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Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 7.4% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 5.1% more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 56.3% more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 25.5% less in Honiara
Housing: pay 34.0% more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 72.7% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% less in Honiara
Clothing: pay 18.6% less in Honiara

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

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Honiara vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.1% more for restaurants

	Bogota	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 COP24,484.50	$6.82 SBD55.07	-11.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.19 COP32,319.54	$12.40 SBD100.12	+21.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 COP4,264.51	$1.55 SBD12.51	+15.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 COP2,752.80	$1.08 SBD8.76	+25.0%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 56.3% more for groceries

	Bogota	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 COP7,684.20	$1.50 SBD12.10	-38.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 COP12,451.00	$3.27 SBD26.36	-16.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 COP19,463.63	$9.62 SBD77.69	+56.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.39 COP10,758.49	$5.60 SBD45.25	+65.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 COP10,478.69	$3.87 SBD31.22	+17.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 COP4,956.80	$2.85 SBD23.05	+82.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 COP2,553.64	$1.20 SBD9.65	+48.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 COP2,773.27	$3.88 SBD31.33	+343.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 COP2,497.81	$1.69 SBD13.62	+114.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 COP2,064.67	$0.89 SBD7.18	+36.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,983.57	$1.55 SBD12.49	+147.3%
Average			+56.3%

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pay 25.5% less for transportation

	Bogota	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 COP15,539.14	$4.99 SBD40.32	+1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.41 COP157K	$24.80 SBD200.24	-49.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,161.08 COP73M	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-19.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.84 COP66,108.15	$11.16 SBD90.11	-46.5%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 34.0% more for housing

	Bogota	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.75 COP94,346.95	$89.89 SBD725.86	+202.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$779.14 COP2M	$888.61 SBD7,175.14	+14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$440.22 COP1M	$433.97 SBD3,504.14	-1.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.36 COP296K	$331.86 SBD2,679.64	+255.5%
Average			+34.0%

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pay 72.7% less for childcare

	Bogota	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.22 COP1M	$99.19 SBD800.95	-78.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,195.93 COP26M	$2,851.81 SBD23,027.20	-65.2%
Average			-72.7%

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pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 COP6,365.97	$2.48 SBD20.02	+23.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 COP7,986.70	$3.41 SBD27.53	+35.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.32 COP13,711.32	$4.15 SBD33.54	-3.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.42 COP106K	$37.20 SBD300.35	+11.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 COP24,484.50	$4.34 SBD35.04	-43.8%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 18.6% less for clothing

	Bogota	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.94 COP263K	$27.28 SBD220.26	-67.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.35 COP150K	$92.99 SBD750.89	+96.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$141.13 COP448K	$97.13 SBD784.26	-31.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.65 COP332K	$103.29 SBD833.99	-1.3%
Average			-18.6%

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