Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 5.7 times more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Honiara
|
Monaco
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
$25.99
€24.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
$5.09
€4.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
|
pay 12.2% more for groceries
Honiara
|
Monaco
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
$5.23
€4.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
$7.17
€6.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
$4.81
€4.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$1.47
€1.37
|
|
pay 79.2% more for transportation
Honiara
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
$8.64
€8.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.83
€22.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$46,760.68
€43,382.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
$20.58
€19.09
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for housing
Honiara
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$61.73
€57.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
$8,169.63
€7,579.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
$237.50
€220.34
|
|
pay 18.2 times more for childcare
Honiara
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
$2,111.82
€1,959.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
$43,184.11
€40,064.06
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$5.67
€5.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$521.19
€483.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
Honiara
|
Monaco
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
$162.81
€151.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
$187.00
€173.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$632.46
€586.77
|
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