Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 1924.0 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Honiara
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
LKR493.83
|
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
LKR1,505.02
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LKR152.76
|
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
LKR73.42
|
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Colombo
|
Honiara
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
LKR221.81
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
LKR1,296.14
|
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
LKR1,636.98
|
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
LKR655.60
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
LKR671.39
|
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
LKR743.52
|
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR124.86
|
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
LKR626.87
|
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LKR210.56
|
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR165.16
|
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LKR113.07
|
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
Colombo
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LKR1,565.86
|
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
LKR1,410.96
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
LKR8,936,049.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
LKR846.57
|
?? | |
pay 13451.1 times more for housing
Colombo
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
LKR3,570.32
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
LKR102,059.12
|
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
LKR42,569.37
|
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
LKR7,623.42
|
?? | |
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
LKR7,793.85
|
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
LKR155,592.38
|
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Honiara
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
LKR470.32
|
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
LKR551.26
|
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
LKR1,881.27
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
LKR3,610.67
|
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
LKR940.64
|
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
|
pay 89.0% more for clothing
Colombo
|
Honiara
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
LKR7,193.10
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
LKR4,810.07
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
LKR16,298.96
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
LKR8,703.83
|
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
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