Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 1050.9 times more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 16.1% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Honiara
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.45
|
$5.43
SBD46.00
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.73
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
|
pay 75.0% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Honiara
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.77
|
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.14
|
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
|
pay 47.4% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.15
|
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.76
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,864.08
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€17.00
|
?? | |
pay 7351.3 times more for housing
Helsinki
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.43
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€993.28
|
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€785.48
|
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€75.33
|
?? | |
pay 55.8% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€353.52
|
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,982.29
|
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
|
pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.96
|
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.25
|
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.96
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.80
|
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.87
|
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Honiara
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.60
|
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€34.04
|
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€74.42
|
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.86
|
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
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