Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 11.2% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 57.4% less for restaurants
Honiara
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Bandar Seri Begawan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$3.01
BND4.07
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$5.11
BND6.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$0.75
BND1.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 24.1% less for groceries
Honiara
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Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$1.68
BND2.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$2.76
BND3.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$5.55
BND7.50
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$2.18
BND2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$2.44
BND3.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$1.58
BND2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
$1.71
BND2.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$1.67
BND2.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$0.75
BND1.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.92
BND1.24
|
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pay 67.4% less for transportation
Honiara
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$1.50
BND2.02
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.56
BND30.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,063.77
BND32,545.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.87
BND28.22
|
|
pay 47.3% less for housing
Honiara
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$79.08
BND106.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$588.78
BND796.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$378.50
BND511.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$41.83
BND56.58
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Honiara
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$208.21
BND281.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$12,117.74
BND16,388.75
|
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pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$1.88
BND2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$3.44
BND4.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$11.28
BND15.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$39.10
BND52.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
$4.51
BND6.10
|
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pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Honiara
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Bandar Seri Begawan
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$60.00
BND81.15
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
$28.17
BND38.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$88.32
BND119.45
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$69.99
BND94.66
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