Cost of living comparison

Venezuela

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Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 17.3% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 16.7% less in Honiara
Groceries: pay 14.1% more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 6.5% less in Honiara
Housing: pay 91.8% more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 46.2% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.2% less in Honiara
Clothing: pay 22.3% less in Honiara

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

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Honiara vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.7% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.80 VEF107.76	$6.82 SBD55.07	-36.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 VEF109.72	$12.40 SBD100.12	+12.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 VEF15.23	$1.55 SBD12.51	+1.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 VEF13.13	$1.08 SBD8.76	-17.6%
Average			-16.7%

Caracas vs. Honiara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.1% more for groceries

	Caracas	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$2.27 VEF22.67	$1.50 SBD12.10	-34.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 VEF50.69	$3.27 SBD26.36	-35.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.26 VEF102.36	$9.62 SBD77.69	-6.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.73 VEF47.13	$5.60 SBD45.25	+18.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.21 VEF41.95	$3.87 SBD31.22	-8.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.29 VEF32.80	$2.85 SBD23.05	-13.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 VEF9.08	$1.20 SBD9.65	+31.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 VEF9.84	$3.88 SBD31.33	+293.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 VEF10.45	$1.69 SBD13.62	+61.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 VEF10.17	$0.89 SBD7.18	-12.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 VEF9.88	$1.55 SBD12.49	+56.2%
Average			+14.1%

Caracas vs. Honiara - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.5% less for transportation

	Caracas	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.18 VEF31.72	$4.99 SBD40.32	+57.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$24.80 SBD200.24	-17.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 VEF249K	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-25.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.00 VEF269.31	$11.16 SBD90.11	-58.7%
Average			-6.5%

Caracas vs. Honiara - Cost of transportation

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pay 91.8% more for housing

	Caracas	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.99 VEF378.95	$89.89 SBD725.86	+136.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$610.08 VEF6,085.28	$888.61 SBD7,175.14	+45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$425.00 VEF4,239.16	$433.97 SBD3,504.14	+2.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$16.60 VEF165.55	$331.86 SBD2,679.64	+1899.5%
Average			+91.8%

Caracas vs. Honiara - Cost of housing

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pay 46.2% less for childcare

	Caracas	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$160.00 VEF1,595.92	$99.19 SBD800.95	-38.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,100.00 VEF60,844.46	$2,851.81 SBD23,027.20	-53.2%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 VEF19.95	$2.48 SBD20.02	+24.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.63 VEF36.19	$3.41 SBD27.53	-6.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.58 VEF45.68	$4.15 SBD33.54	-9.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.50 VEF663.30	$37.20 SBD300.35	-44.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 VEF64.83	$4.34 SBD35.04	-33.2%
Average			-20.2%

Caracas vs. Honiara - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 22.3% less for clothing

	Caracas	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.58 VEF763.81	$27.28 SBD220.26	-64.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.89 VEF507.62	$92.99 SBD750.89	+82.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$133.76 VEF1,334.21	$97.13 SBD784.26	-27.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.87 VEF1,335.27	$103.29 SBD833.99	-22.8%
Average			-22.3%

Caracas vs. Honiara - Cost of clothing

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