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Qatar

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Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 16.2% cheaper than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 14.4% more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 80.3% more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 10.5% more in Honiara
Housing: pay 36.7% less in Honiara
Childcare: pay 79.0% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.6% less in Honiara
Clothing: pay 2.2% less in Honiara

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

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Honiara vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.4% more for restaurants

	Doha	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.61 QAR35.18	$6.82 SBD54.89	-29.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.23 QAR30.16	$12.40 SBD99.80	+50.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 QAR3.45	$1.55 SBD12.47	+64.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 QAR1.53	$1.08 SBD8.73	+160.0%
Average			+14.4%

Doha vs. Honiara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.3% more for groceries

	Doha	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 QAR5.08	$1.50 SBD12.06	+8.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.62 QAR20.59	$3.27 SBD26.28	-41.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 QAR29.21	$9.62 SBD77.44	+20.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 QAR12.50	$5.60 SBD45.11	+64.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 QAR13.02	$3.87 SBD31.12	+8.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 QAR3.71	$2.85 SBD22.97	+181.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 QAR3.02	$1.20 SBD9.62	+44.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 QAR2.57	$3.88 SBD31.23	+452.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.04	$1.69 SBD13.58	+202.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 QAR1.60	$0.89 SBD7.15	+104.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.63	$1.55 SBD12.45	+247.4%
Average			+80.3%

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pay 10.5% more for transportation

	Doha	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.82	$4.99 SBD40.19	+133.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.44 QAR100.52	$24.80 SBD199.59	-9.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,978.05 QAR102K	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-33.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.39 QAR67.35	$11.16 SBD89.82	-39.3%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 36.7% less for housing

	Doha	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.45 QAR316.63	$89.89 SBD723.52	+4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,897.48 QAR6,950.09	$888.61 SBD7,152.04	-53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,178.09 QAR4,315.08	$433.97 SBD3,492.86	-63.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.24 QAR238.97	$331.86 SBD2,671.01	+408.7%
Average			-36.7%

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pay 79.0% less for childcare

	Doha	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$670.94 QAR2,457.53	$99.19 SBD798.37	-85.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,605.02 QAR35,181.22	$2,851.81 SBD22,953.06	-70.3%
Average			-79.0%

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pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.21 QAR44.73	$2.48 SBD19.96	-79.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.87 QAR21.50	$3.41 SBD27.44	-41.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.62	$4.15 SBD33.43	-35.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$125.60 QAR460.06	$37.20 SBD299.39	-70.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.35 QAR45.23	$4.34 SBD34.93	-64.9%
Average			-64.6%

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pay 2.2% less for clothing

	Doha	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.60 QAR221.98	$27.28 SBD219.55	-55.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.93 QAR197.52	$92.99 SBD748.47	+72.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.54 QAR364.61	$97.13 SBD781.73	-2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.38 QAR312.72	$103.29 SBD831.30	+21.0%
Average			-2.2%

Doha vs. Honiara - Cost of clothing

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