Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.9 times more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 13.0% more for restaurants
Honiara
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Singapore
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD46.71
|
$11.17
SGD14.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD122.91
|
$7.45
SGD9.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.29
|
$1.52
SGD1.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.83
|
$1.14
SGD1.48
|
|
pay 3.9% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Singapore
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.80
|
$2.08
SGD2.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD66.87
|
$9.16
SGD11.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD84.37
|
$10.85
SGD14.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.33
|
$3.33
SGD4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.45
|
$4.67
SGD6.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.10
|
$1.91
SGD2.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.04
|
$1.44
SGD1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.34
|
$1.76
SGD2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.38
|
$1.29
SGD1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.69
|
$1.05
SGD1.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.38
|
$1.03
SGD1.33
|
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pay 19.6% more for transportation
Honiara
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.11
|
$8.01
SGD10.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$95.32
SGD123.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$134,045.26
SGD173,691.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD88.50
|
$9.23
SGD11.97
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Honiara
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$35.83
SGD46.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,752.69
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,563.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,408.24
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,616.29
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,511.69
|
$116.07
SGD150.40
|
|
pay 10.7 times more for childcare
Honiara
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD983.32
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,440.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,666.32
|
$27,905.57
SGD36,159.18
|
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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.58
|
$7.45
SGD9.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.58
|
$4.79
SGD6.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.45
|
$12.29
SGD15.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$103.58
SGD134.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.42
|
$11.17
SGD14.47
|
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pay 37.7% more for clothing
Honiara
|
Singapore
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD201.58
|
$67.87
SGD87.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD737.49
|
$43.81
SGD56.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD786.65
|
$93.40
SGD121.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD737.49
|
$105.69
SGD136.95
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