Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 81.5% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 24.7% less for restaurants
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Honiara
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD46.00
|
$7.57
¥1,186
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
$5.30
¥830
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
$1.29
¥203
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.88
¥138
|
|
pay 19.8% more for groceries
|
Honiara
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
$7.12
¥1,116
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
$5.46
¥856
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
$2.04
¥320
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
$3.81
¥597
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
$3.30
¥518
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$1.52
¥238
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
$3.33
¥521
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$2.26
¥354
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
$2.29
¥359
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$1.79
¥280
|
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pay 3.9% more for transportation
|
Honiara
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
$4.77
¥747
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$75.67
¥11,860
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,565.59
¥3,380,211
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$28.75
¥4,507
|
|
pay 1.7% less for housing
|
Honiara
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
$35.00
¥5,486
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
$1,128.57
¥176,893
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
$671.52
¥105,255
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$138.96
¥21,781
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
|
Honiara
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
$616.16
¥96,577
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
$17,025.47
¥2,668,588
|
|
pay 48.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Honiara
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
$4.16
¥652
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
$3.54
¥555
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
$4.54
¥712
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
$72.81
¥11,412
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
$13.62
¥2,135
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Honiara
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
$50.16
¥7,862
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
$40.10
¥6,285
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
$65.44
¥10,257
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
$103.70
¥16,254
|
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