Cost of living comparison

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Seoul vs. Honiara Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 88.6% more expensive than Honiara.

Restaurants: pay 3.8% less in Seoul
Groceries: pay 42.3% more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 25.2% more in Seoul
Housing: pay 20.9% less in Seoul
Childcare: pay 5.7 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.2% more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 27.7% more in Seoul

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Seoul are more expensive than in Honiara. Expenses including housing and restaurants are lower in Seoul. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Seoul.

Seoul vs. Honiara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seoul instead of Honiara, you would:

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pay 3.8% less for restaurants

	Honiara	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD48.95	$8.49 ₩12,759	+39.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD97.91	$6.30 ₩9,463	-48.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.01	$1.64 ₩2,463	+19.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.57	$0.78 ₩1,173	-26.6%
Average			-3.8%

Honiara vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.3% more for groceries

	Honiara	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD11.96	$3.24 ₩4,866	+118.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD15.99	$6.79 ₩10,208	+242.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD78.36	$7.85 ₩11,793	-19.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD44.20	$2.93 ₩4,406	-46.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD31.53	$4.67 ₩7,015	+19.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD25.76	$3.45 ₩5,178	+7.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.44	$1.52 ₩2,290	+30.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD28.51	$2.35 ₩3,534	-33.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.08	$2.77 ₩4,166	+84.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.33	$1.62 ₩2,433	+77.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.21	$1.30 ₩1,949	-14.5%
Average			+42.3%

Honiara vs. Seoul - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.2% more for transportation

	Honiara	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD39.43	$4.43 ₩6,658	-9.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD195.81	$45.99 ₩69,114	+89.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,072.36 ₩38M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD88.12	$10.50 ₩15,779	-4.1%
Average			+25.2%

Honiara vs. Seoul - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.9% less for housing

	Honiara	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD709.82	$20.56 ₩30,891	-76.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,405.79	$925.55 ₩1M	+69.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,140.09	$559.33 ₩841K	-12.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,620.44	$118.88 ₩179K	-63.5%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 5.7 times more for childcare

	Honiara	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD783.25	$360.15 ₩541K	+270.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD22,518.50	$21,667.04 ₩33M	+674.7%
Average			+472.5%

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pay 77.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Honiara	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD14.69	$3.54 ₩5,316	+94.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.21	$3.70 ₩5,557	+18.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD32.31	$3.18 ₩4,785	-20.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$56.34 ₩84,659
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD26.92	$10.61 ₩15,949	+217.4%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 27.7% more for clothing

	Honiara	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD165.79	$49.77 ₩74,784	+141.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD734.30	$39.49 ₩59,345	-56.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD620.07	$74.94 ₩113K	-2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD620.07	$99.06 ₩149K	+28.6%
Average			+27.7%

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