Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 32.7% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 16.4% less for restaurants
Honiara
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Santo Domingo
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
$10.00
DOP582.72
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
$6.89
DOP401.63
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
$0.90
DOP52.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
$0.55
DOP32.21
|
|
pay 38.6% less for groceries
Honiara
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Santo Domingo
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
$2.14
DOP124.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
$3.45
DOP201.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
$4.88
DOP284.31
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
$2.10
DOP122.38
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
$2.73
DOP158.82
|
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Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
$1.31
DOP76.23
|
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Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
$0.35
DOP20.21
|
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Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
$1.26
DOP73.45
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.73
DOP42.33
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
$0.83
DOP48.29
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$1.11
DOP64.42
|
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pay 51.3% more for transportation
Honiara
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Santo Domingo
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
$4.95
DOP288.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$86.16
DOP5,020.43
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,292.87
DOP1,706,947.13
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
$22.06
DOP1,285.23
|
|
pay 26.3% less for housing
Honiara
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Santo Domingo
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$44.89
DOP2,615.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
$847.67
DOP49,395.48
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
$416.69
DOP24,281.21
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
$39.78
DOP2,318.16
|
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pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Honiara
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Santo Domingo
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
$415.27
DOP24,198.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
$6,617.64
DOP385,621.35
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pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports
Honiara
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Santo Domingo
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$2.58
DOP150.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$2.49
DOP145.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
$4.31
DOP251.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$37.03
DOP2,157.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
$6.46
DOP376.53
|
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pay 31.4% more for clothing
Honiara
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Santo Domingo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
$59.66
DOP3,476.65
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$58.15
DOP3,388.79
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
$95.85
DOP5,585.23
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$96.92
DOP5,647.99
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