Cost of living comparison

Solomon Islands

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Belgium

Brussels vs. Honiara Cost of Living Summary

Brussels is 70.1% more expensive than Honiara.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Brussels
Groceries: pay 6.0% less in Brussels
Transportation: pay 92.4% more in Brussels
Housing: pay 59.0% more in Brussels
Childcare: pay 14.4 times more in Brussels
Entertainment and Sports: pay 89.5% more in Brussels
Clothing: pay 31.1% more in Brussels

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in Brussels are more expensive than in Honiara. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Brussels.

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Brussels vs. Honiara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brussels instead of Honiara, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Honiara	Brussels
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.82 SBD55.00	$22.39 €19.93	+228.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.40 SBD100.00	$15.12 €13.45	+21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 SBD12.50	$3.73 €3.32	+140.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 SBD8.75	$3.11 €2.77	+187.0%
Average			+122.0%

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pay 6.0% less for groceries

	Honiara	Brussels
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 SBD12.08	$2.75 €2.45	+83.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.27 SBD26.33	$8.91 €7.93	+172.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.62 SBD77.60	$5.00 €4.45	-48.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 SBD45.20	$5.29 €4.71	-5.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 SBD31.18	$5.97 €5.32	+54.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.85 SBD23.02	$1.40 €1.24	-51.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 SBD9.64	$1.09 €0.97	-8.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.88 SBD31.30	$1.27 €1.13	-67.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 SBD13.61	$1.87 €1.67	+11.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 SBD7.17	$1.14 €1.01	+28.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.55 SBD12.47	$1.00 €0.89	-35.5%
Average			-6.0%

Honiara vs. Brussels - Cost of groceries

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pay 92.4% more for transportation

	Honiara	Brussels
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.99 SBD40.27	$7.99 €7.11	+60.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.80 SBD199.99	$62.71 €55.81	+152.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,598.79 SBD150K	$35,462.03 €31,562.48	+90.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.16 SBD90.00	$21.27 €18.94	+90.6%
Average			+92.4%

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pay 59.0% more for housing

	Honiara	Brussels
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$89.89 SBD724.96	$51.88 €46.18	-42.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	$1,339.95 €1,192.60	+50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	$1,154.19 €1,027.27	+166.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	$215.91 €192.17	-34.9%
Average			+59.0%

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pay 14.4 times more for childcare

	Honiara	Brussels
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.19 SBD799.96	$1,603.72 €1,427.37	+1516.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	$36,825.21 €32,775.76	+1191.3%
Average			+1344.9%

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pay 89.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Honiara	Brussels
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 SBD20.00	$5.60 €4.98	+125.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 SBD27.50	$4.44 €3.96	+30.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.15 SBD33.50	$13.44 €11.96	+223.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.20 SBD299.99	$32.93 €29.31	-11.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.34 SBD35.00	$16.68 €14.85	+284.5%
Average			+89.5%

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pay 31.1% more for clothing

	Honiara	Brussels
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.28 SBD219.99	$101.94 €90.73	+273.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$92.99 SBD749.96	$46.03 €40.97	-50.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.13 SBD783.30	$109.64 €97.58	+12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.29 SBD832.96	$146.15 €130.08	+41.5%
Average			+31.1%

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