Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 11.4% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 13.1% less for restaurants
Honiara
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Tbilisi
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
$10.86
GEL29.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
$8.24
GEL22.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
$0.89
GEL2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
$0.43
GEL1.15
|
|
pay 52.7% less for groceries
Honiara
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Tbilisi
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
$0.70
GEL1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
$4.01
GEL10.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
$7.91
GEL21.16
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
$2.52
GEL6.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
$3.03
GEL8.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
$0.61
GEL1.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
$0.74
GEL1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.76
GEL2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
$0.32
GEL0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.35
GEL0.95
|
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pay 22.6% less for transportation
Honiara
|
Tbilisi
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
$4.42
GEL11.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.98
GEL40.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,468.16
GEL68,127.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
|
pay 26.4% less for housing
Honiara
|
Tbilisi
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$19.04
GEL50.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
$754.68
GEL2,018.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
$502.72
GEL1,344.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
$53.92
GEL144.24
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Honiara
|
Tbilisi
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
$241.74
GEL646.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
$5,601.22
GEL14,983.27
|
|
pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Tbilisi
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$1.87
GEL5.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$3.19
GEL8.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
$3.00
GEL8.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$51.67
GEL138.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
$7.49
GEL20.04
|
|
pay 64.2% more for clothing
Honiara
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Tbilisi
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
$76.50
GEL204.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$49.25
GEL131.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
$122.59
GEL327.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$134.83
GEL360.67
|
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