Cost of living comparison
Baku is 3.5% cheaper than Honiara.
If you lived in Baku instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 22.3% less for restaurants
Honiara
|
Baku
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
$10.00
AZN17.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
|
pay 63.9% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
$0.46
AZN0.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
$2.72
AZN4.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
$5.25
AZN8.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
$1.54
AZN2.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
$2.07
AZN3.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
$0.48
AZN0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
$0.66
AZN1.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
$0.29
AZN0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.23
AZN0.39
|
|
pay 46.4% less for transportation
Honiara
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
$2.58
AZN4.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
$6.18
AZN10.50
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
Honiara
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$14.28
AZN24.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
$481.00
AZN817.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
$270.59
AZN460.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
$45.42
AZN77.22
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Honiara
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
$232.09
AZN394.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
$6,029.41
AZN10,250.00
|
|
pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$3.46
AZN5.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$50.86
AZN86.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay 35.3% more for clothing
Honiara
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
$59.46
AZN101.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$52.78
AZN89.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
$122.21
AZN207.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$92.12
AZN156.60
|
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