Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 69.8% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 57.0% more for restaurants
Honiara
|
Berlin
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.79
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.20
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.35
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.18
|
$2.39
€2.25
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.08
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$72.76
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$84.75
|
$5.11
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.69
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.00
|
$4.93
€4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.77
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.62
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.08
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.26
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.08
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.31
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 76.0% more for transportation
Honiara
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.73
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$93.45
€87.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.98
€21.55
|
|
pay 27.3% more for housing
Honiara
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,070,527.70
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,918.55
|
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,596.98
|
$999.06
€936.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$273.14
€256.17
|
|
pay 96.2% more for childcare
Honiara
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$210.36
€197.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,528.96
|
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
|
pay 59.5% more for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.16
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$33.92
|
$3.62
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.56
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$508.82
|
$41.73
€39.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.62
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Honiara
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.09
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.06
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$966.75
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$118.23
€110.88
|
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