Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 21.3% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 37.3% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Honiara
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.01
|
$5.58
SBD47.30
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.50
|
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.37
|
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
|
pay 46.8% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Honiara
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.71
|
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.41
|
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
|
pay 41.5% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Honiara
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.21
|
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
|
pay 36.5% more for housing
Brussels
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€897.61
|
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
|
pay 88.9% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€909.19
|
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
|
pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Honiara
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.00
|
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.09
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.01
|
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Honiara
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€133.06
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
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