Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 51.2% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 14.6% more for restaurants
Honiara
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Oranjestad
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$8.50
AWG15.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$1.69
AWG3.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$1.56
AWG2.80
|
|
pay 12.7% more for groceries
Honiara
|
Oranjestad
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$7.07
AWG12.73
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$3.60
AWG6.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$1.55
AWG2.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$2.75
AWG4.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
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pay 2.8% more for transportation
Honiara
|
Oranjestad
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$4.72
AWG8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$34.68
AWG62.43
|
|
pay 24.2% less for housing
Honiara
|
Oranjestad
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$770.54
AWG1,386.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$630.32
AWG1,134.58
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$145.62
AWG262.12
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Honiara
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$197.22
AWG355.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
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pay 45.1% more for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Oranjestad
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$8.47
AWG15.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$71.64
AWG128.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Honiara
|
Oranjestad
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$80.83
AWG145.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$109.20
AWG196.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$113.15
AWG203.66
|
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