Cost of living comparison
Peru is 16.1% cheaper than Honiara.
If you lived in Peru instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
Honiara
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.79
|
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.20
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.35
|
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.18
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
pay 59.2% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.08
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$72.76
|
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$84.75
|
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.69
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.00
|
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.77
|
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.62
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.08
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.26
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.08
|
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.31
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 15.6% more for transportation
Honiara
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.73
|
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.55
PEN61.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,417.59
PEN76,014.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
|
pay 73.8% less for housing
Honiara
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,070,527.70
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,918.55
|
$277.70
PEN1,033.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,596.98
|
$204.62
PEN761.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$39.33
PEN146.42
|
|
pay 34.3% more for childcare
Honiara
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$162.20
PEN603.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,528.96
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,064.02
|
|
pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.16
|
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$33.92
|
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.56
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$508.82
|
$31.17
PEN116.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.62
|
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
|
pay 53.9% more for clothing
Honiara
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.09
|
$40.11
PEN149.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.06
|
$22.91
PEN85.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$966.75
|
$67.62
PEN251.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$59.99
PEN223.33
|
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