Cost of living comparison

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Honiara vs. Dhaka Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 3.1 times more expensive than Dhaka.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 3.5 times more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 55.6% more in Honiara
Housing: pay 8.1 times more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 57.4% more in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.8% less in Honiara
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Honiara

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, childcare, and transportation in Honiara are more expensive than in Dhaka. Notably, housing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Honiara.

Honiara vs. Dhaka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Dhaka	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.46 BDT300.06	$6.08 SBD50.04	+146.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.34 BDT650.12	$12.16 SBD100.08	+127.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 BDT45.51	$1.37 SBD11.26	+266.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 BDT21.25	$1.06 SBD8.76	+510.1%
Average			+262.8%

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pay 3.5 times more for groceries

	Dhaka	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 BDT75.57	$1.49 SBD12.22	+139.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 BDT494.80	$1.99 SBD16.35	-51.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.04 BDT370.64	$9.73 SBD80.10	+219.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.17 BDT143.13	$5.49 SBD45.19	+367.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 BDT178.97	$3.92 SBD32.23	+166.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 BDT155.19	$3.20 SBD26.33	+151.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 BDT58.67	$1.17 SBD9.65	+143.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 BDT150.02	$3.54 SBD29.14	+187.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 BDT40.38	$1.50 SBD12.35	+352.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 BDT17.97	$0.91 SBD7.49	+517.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 BDT29.56	$1.52 SBD12.48	+525.3%
Average			+247.2%

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pay 55.6% more for transportation

	Dhaka	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.90 BDT475.32	$4.90 SBD40.31	+25.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.62 BDT3,000.56	$24.32 SBD200.16	-1.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,728.74 BDT3,500,653.84	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.51 BDT550.10	$10.94 SBD90.07	+142.4%
Average			+55.6%

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pay 8.1 times more for housing

	Dhaka	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.60 BDT1,656.98	$88.16 SBD725.60	+548.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$121.42 BDT14,795.87	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	+350.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$63.61 BDT7,751.45	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	+903.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.46 BDT3,467.60	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	+1043.6%
Average			+711.5%

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pay 57.4% more for childcare

	Dhaka	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.01 BDT6,703.63	$97.28 SBD800.66	+76.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,026.13 BDT246,888.22	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	+38.0%
Average			+57.4%

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pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Dhaka	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.10 BDT500.09	$1.82 SBD15.01	-55.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 BDT305.41	$3.13 SBD25.77	+24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.28 BDT400.07	$4.01 SBD33.03	+22.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.42 BDT2,488.46	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.10 BDT500.09	$3.34 SBD27.52	-18.5%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Dhaka	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.02 BDT2,196.06	$20.59 SBD169.47	+14.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.13 BDT2,940.55	$91.20 SBD750.62	+277.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$49.80 BDT6,067.80	$77.01 SBD633.85	+54.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.29 BDT4,178.05	$77.01 SBD633.85	+124.6%
Average			+117.9%

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