Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.1 times more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
Honiara
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.79
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.20
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.35
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.18
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 33.8% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.08
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$72.76
|
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$84.75
|
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.69
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.00
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.77
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.62
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.08
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.26
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.08
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.31
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
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pay 4.5% more for transportation
Honiara
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.73
|
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
|
pay 2.0% less for housing
Honiara
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,070,527.70
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,918.55
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,596.98
|
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
Honiara
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,528.96
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
|
pay 18.1% more for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.16
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$33.92
|
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.56
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$508.82
|
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.62
|
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Honiara
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.09
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.06
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$966.75
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
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