Cost of living comparison
compared to
Saipan vs. Honiara Cost of Living Summary
Saipan is 7.9% more expensive than Honiara.
Saipan vs. Honiara Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Saipan instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 58.2% more for restaurants
|
Honiara
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
SBD55.00
|
$15.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.40
SBD100.00
|
$14.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
SBD12.50
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
SBD8.75
|
$1.38
|
|
Honiara vs. Saipan - Cost of restaurants
pay 17.4% more for groceries
|
Honiara
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
SBD12.08
|
$5.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
SBD26.33
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.62
SBD77.60
|
$9.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
SBD45.20
|
$5.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
SBD31.18
|
$6.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
SBD23.02
|
$2.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD9.64
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.88
SBD31.30
|
$2.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
SBD13.61
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
SBD7.17
|
$0.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
SBD12.47
|
$1.03
|
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Honiara vs. Saipan - Cost of groceries
pay 45.0% more for transportation
|
Honiara
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SBD40.27
|
$5.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.80
SBD199.99
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,598.79
SBD150K
|
$36,999.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.16
SBD90.00
|
?? | |
Honiara vs. Saipan - Cost of transportation
pay 11.5% less for housing
|
Honiara
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$89.89
SBD724.96
|
$90.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.61
SBD7,166.32
|
$800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$433.97
SBD3,499.83
|
$375.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$331.86
SBD2,676.34
|
$286.76
|
|
Honiara vs. Saipan - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Honiara
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.19
SBD799.96
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,851.81
SBD22,998.88
|
?? |
Honiara vs. Saipan - Cost of childcare
pay 81.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Honiara
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
SBD20.00
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
SBD27.50
|
$5.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
SBD33.50
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.20
SBD299.99
|
$60.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
SBD35.00
|
?? | |
Honiara vs. Saipan - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 61.3% less for clothing
|
Honiara
|
Saipan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.28
SBD219.99
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.99
SBD749.96
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.13
SBD783.30
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.29
SBD832.96
|
$40.00
|
|
Honiara vs. Saipan - Cost of clothing
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