Cost of living comparison
Germany is 70.6% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Germany instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 51.5% more for restaurants
Honiara
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.83
|
$12.84
€11.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.31
|
$9.44
€8.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.37
|
$2.65
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.18
|
$2.37
€2.19
|
|
pay 30.3% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.09
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$72.82
|
$6.74
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$84.82
|
$4.22
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.72
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.03
|
$3.90
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.78
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.62
|
$0.80
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.10
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.28
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.09
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.32
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
pay 81.1% more for transportation
Honiara
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.76
|
$8.31
€7.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$73.47
€67.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,050.12
€24,911.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.90
€20.17
|
|
pay 27.5% less for housing
Honiara
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,073,882.44
|
$37.93
€34.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,922.61
|
$759.74
€699.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,601.59
|
$577.93
€532.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$202.18
€186.20
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Honiara
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,018.47
|
$325.78
€300.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,554.12
|
$11,890.74
€10,950.78
|
|
pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.19
|
$4.05
€3.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$33.95
|
$3.27
€3.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.59
|
$8.03
€7.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$509.24
|
$34.77
€32.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.65
|
$12.08
€11.12
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Honiara
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.23
|
$80.79
€74.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.11
|
$39.60
€36.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$967.55
|
$88.39
€81.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,018.47
|
$113.48
€104.51
|
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