Cost of living comparison
Lima is 0.2% cheaper than Honiara.
If you lived in Lima instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 51.2% less for restaurants
Honiara
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.79
|
$4.01
PEN14.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.20
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.35
|
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.18
|
$0.60
PEN2.22
|
|
pay 51.3% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.08
|
$1.90
PEN7.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$72.76
|
$3.58
PEN13.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$84.75
|
$4.74
PEN17.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.69
|
$2.09
PEN7.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.00
|
$2.36
PEN8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.77
|
$0.74
PEN2.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.62
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.08
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.26
|
$0.46
PEN1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.08
|
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.31
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
pay 21.2% more for transportation
Honiara
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.73
|
$5.56
PEN20.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.75
PEN62.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,401.64
PEN79,677.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.52
PEN57.77
|
|
pay 54.7% less for housing
Honiara
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,070,527.70
|
$28.39
PEN105.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,918.55
|
$503.74
PEN1,875.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,596.98
|
$328.82
PEN1,224.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$55.84
PEN207.88
|
|
pay 61.2% more for childcare
Honiara
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$200.22
PEN745.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,528.96
|
$5,654.15
PEN21,050.26
|
|
pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.16
|
$2.14
PEN7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$33.92
|
$2.69
PEN10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.56
|
$5.35
PEN19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$508.82
|
$37.28
PEN138.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.62
|
$6.69
PEN24.90
|
|
pay 79.0% more for clothing
Honiara
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.09
|
$42.06
PEN156.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.06
|
$28.40
PEN105.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$966.75
|
$72.34
PEN269.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$73.12
PEN272.23
|
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