Cost of living comparison

Syria

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Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 71.6% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 1.5% more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 8.2% less in Honiara
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 54.4% more in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.1% more in Honiara
Clothing: pay 58.8% more in Honiara

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

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Honiara vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.5% more for restaurants

	Damascus	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SYP130K	$6.82 SBD55.09	-31.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SYP91,014	$12.40 SBD100.16	+77.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 SYP29,254	$1.55 SBD12.52	-31.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SYP11,008	$1.08 SBD8.76	+28.1%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Damascus	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 SYP5,199	$1.50 SBD12.10	+274.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.96 SYP25,477	$3.27 SBD26.38	+66.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 SYP52,433	$9.62 SBD77.73	+138.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 SYP20,653	$5.60 SBD45.27	+252.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SYP33,645	$3.87 SBD31.23	+49.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$2.85 SBD23.06	+501.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,218	$1.20 SBD9.65	+89.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 SYP6,582	$3.88 SBD31.35	+666.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SYP6,154	$1.69 SBD13.63	+256.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,563	$0.89 SBD7.18	+153.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,608	$1.55 SBD12.49	+336.4%
Average			+211.7%

Damascus vs. Honiara - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.2% less for transportation

	Damascus	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$13.98 SYP182K	$4.99 SBD40.34	-64.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130K	$24.80 SBD200.32	+148.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195M	$18,598.79 SBD150K	+24.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.15 SYP171K	$11.16 SBD90.15	-15.2%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Damascus	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.25 SYP601K	$89.89 SBD726.17	+94.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$523.33 SYP7M	$888.61 SBD7,178.25	+69.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$186.00 SYP2M	$433.97 SBD3,505.65	+133.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.06 SYP1M	$331.86 SBD2,680.79	+210.0%
Average			+112.5%

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pay 54.4% more for childcare

	Damascus	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.67 SYP867K	$99.19 SBD801.29	+48.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,780.73 SYP23M	$2,851.81 SBD23,037.16	+60.1%
Average			+54.4%

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pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$2.48 SBD20.03	+24.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 SYP48,293	$3.41 SBD27.54	-8.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.77 SYP36,000	$4.15 SBD33.55	+50.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.00 SYP364K	$37.20 SBD300.48	+32.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 SYP71,511	$4.34 SBD35.06	-21.1%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 58.8% more for clothing

	Damascus	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.60 SYP372K	$27.28 SBD220.36	-4.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00 SYP520K	$92.99 SBD751.21	+132.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.00 SYP780K	$97.13 SBD784.60	+61.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.33 SYP758K	$103.29 SBD834.35	+77.1%
Average			+58.8%

Damascus vs. Honiara - Cost of clothing

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