Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 29.7% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 19.3% more for restaurants
Honiara
|
Santiago
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
$10.93
CLF0.3500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
$8.75
CLF0.2800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 36.7% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Santiago
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
$5.60
CLF0.1800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
$0.77
CLF0.0200
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
Honiara
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
$5.36
CLF0.1700
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.74
CLF1.4100
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,494.37
CLF564.9100
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
$12.46
CLF0.4000
|
|
pay 37.2% less for housing
Honiara
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$21.91
CLF0.7100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
$543.19
CLF17.5400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
$457.36
CLF14.7700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
$117.58
CLF3.8000
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Honiara
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
$405.22
CLF13.0800
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
$6,858.55
CLF221.4700
|
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pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Santiago
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$39.95
CLF1.2900
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
$6.23
CLF0.2000
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
Honiara
|
Santiago
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
$54.28
CLF1.7500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$32.49
CLF1.0500
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
$74.64
CLF2.4100
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$78.76
CLF2.5400
|
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