Cost of living comparison
compared to
Taipei vs. Honiara Cost of Living Summary
Taipei is 95.5% more expensive than Honiara.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.4% less in Taipei
- Groceries
-
pay 32.2% more in Taipei
- Transportation
-
pay 8.4% more in Taipei
- Housing
-
pay 29.4% less in Taipei
- Childcare
-
pay 6.4 times more in Taipei
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 81.4% more in Taipei
- Clothing
-
pay 57.0% more in Taipei
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Taipei are more expensive than in Honiara. Expenses including housing and restaurants are lower in Taipei. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Taipei.
Taipei vs. Honiara Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Taipei instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
|
Honiara
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.08
SBD50.04
|
$6.55
NT$205.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.16
SBD100.08
|
$5.55
NT$174.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
SBD11.26
|
$1.14
NT$35.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SBD8.76
|
$0.74
NT$23.11
|
|
Honiara vs. Taipei - Cost of restaurants
pay 32.2% more for groceries
|
Honiara
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
SBD12.22
|
$1.87
NT$58.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
SBD16.35
|
$9.47
NT$297.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.73
SBD80.10
|
$11.91
NT$373.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.49
SBD45.19
|
$2.64
NT$83.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
SBD32.23
|
$4.42
NT$138.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.20
SBD26.33
|
$2.29
NT$72.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
SBD9.65
|
$1.37
NT$43.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.54
SBD29.14
|
$1.37
NT$43.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
SBD12.35
|
$1.92
NT$60.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SBD7.49
|
$1.29
NT$40.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.52
SBD12.48
|
$1.07
NT$33.62
|
|
Honiara vs. Taipei - Cost of groceries
pay 8.4% more for transportation
|
Honiara
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.90
SBD40.31
|
$3.83
NT$120.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
SBD200.16
|
$39.32
NT$1,234.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,375.55
NT$1,141,897.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.94
SBD90.07
|
$9.34
NT$293.19
|
|
Honiara vs. Taipei - Cost of transportation
pay 29.4% less for housing
|
Honiara
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.16
SBD725.60
|
$25.93
NT$813.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$547.19
SBD4,503.70
|
$792.21
NT$24,868.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$638.39
SBD5,254.32
|
$568.06
NT$17,832.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$325.45
SBD2,678.67
|
$62.05
NT$1,947.76
|
|
Honiara vs. Taipei - Cost of housing
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
|
Honiara
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.28
SBD800.66
|
$628.11
NT$19,717.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,796.75
SBD23,018.93
|
$17,860.07
NT$560,661.46
|
|
Honiara vs. Taipei - Cost of childcare
pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Honiara
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
SBD15.01
|
$3.24
NT$101.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
SBD25.77
|
$3.80
NT$119.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
SBD33.03
|
$3.93
NT$123.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$42.01
NT$1,318.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.34
SBD27.52
|
$10.98
NT$344.63
|
|
Honiara vs. Taipei - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 57.0% more for clothing
|
Honiara
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.59
SBD169.47
|
$66.48
NT$2,086.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$91.20
SBD750.62
|
$36.29
NT$1,139.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.01
SBD633.85
|
$88.45
NT$2,776.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.01
SBD633.85
|
$115.72
NT$3,632.67
|
|
Honiara vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing
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