Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 38.1% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 4.3% more for restaurants
Honiara
|
Dakar
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
$1.45
F CFA875
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
$1.34
F CFA809
|
|
pay 38.5% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
$0.68
F CFA412
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
$6.82
F CFA4,110
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
$9.41
F CFA5,673
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
$4.97
F CFA2,997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
$1.00
F CFA604
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
$0.96
F CFA579
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.78
F CFA471
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.51
F CFA305
|
|
pay 94.1% more for transportation
Honiara
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
$6.06
F CFA3,655
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.64
F CFA12,443
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,424,562
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
$28.89
F CFA17,420
|
|
pay 21.3% less for housing
Honiara
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$47.86
F CFA28,853
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
$925.69
F CFA558,117
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
$363.71
F CFA219,291
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
$90.91
F CFA54,814
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Honiara
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
$251.78
F CFA151,803
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
$9,059.27
F CFA5,462,044
|
|
pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Dakar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$2.48
F CFA1,493
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$3.91
F CFA2,357
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
$1.32
F CFA796
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$65.49
F CFA39,485
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 15.1% more for clothing
Honiara
|
Dakar
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
$59.44
F CFA35,835
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$35.77
F CFA21,568
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
$82.22
F CFA49,573
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$75.12
F CFA45,292
|
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