Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 7.3% cheaper than Honiara.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
Honiara
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Kuala Lumpur
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
$4.20
MYR19.68
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
$0.73
MYR3.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
$0.46
MYR2.14
|
|
pay 51.6% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
$0.89
MYR4.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
$6.43
MYR30.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
$6.41
MYR30.03
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
$1.97
MYR9.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
$1.97
MYR9.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
$1.14
MYR5.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
$0.62
MYR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
$1.13
MYR5.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.64
MYR3.02
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
$0.43
MYR2.01
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.41
MYR1.94
|
|
pay 39.0% less for transportation
Honiara
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
$1.65
MYR7.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.63
MYR49.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,017.22
MYR159,455.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
$9.57
MYR44.85
|
|
pay 49.6% less for housing
Honiara
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$25.19
MYR118.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
$508.04
MYR2,381.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
$345.27
MYR1,618.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
$45.24
MYR212.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Honiara
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
$224.12
MYR1,050.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,117.65
|
|
pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$3.30
MYR15.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$2.76
MYR12.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
$3.83
MYR17.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.84
MYR205.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
Honiara
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
$49.79
MYR233.39
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$32.50
MYR152.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
$68.97
MYR323.30
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$65.29
MYR306.04
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