Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 39.3% cheaper than Honiara.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 72.3% less for restaurants
Honiara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.79
|
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.20
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.35
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.18
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 74.2% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.08
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$72.76
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$84.75
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.69
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.00
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.77
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.62
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.08
|
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.26
|
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.08
|
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.31
|
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 73.0% less for transportation
Honiara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.73
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 85.0% less for housing
Honiara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,070,527.70
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,918.55
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,596.98
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay 18.9% less for childcare
Honiara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,528.96
|
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
|
pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.16
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$33.92
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.56
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$508.82
|
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.62
|
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay 98.5% more for clothing
Honiara
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.09
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.06
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$966.75
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
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