Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 2.1 times more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 91.8% more for restaurants
Honiara
|
Valletta
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
$19.49
€18.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
pay 26.6% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Valletta
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
$4.54
€4.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
$2.87
€2.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
$4.90
€4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
$1.42
€1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
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pay 90.3% more for transportation
Honiara
|
Valletta
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
$5.49
€5.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,450.20
€23,611.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
$29.24
€27.13
|
|
pay 17.7% more for housing
Honiara
|
Valletta
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$38.58
€35.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
$1,095.02
€1,015.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
$900.23
€835.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
$112.57
€104.44
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Honiara
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
$667.12
€618.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
$10,288.38
€9,545.04
|
|
pay 77.2% more for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$81.22
€75.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Honiara
|
Valletta
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
$127.25
€118.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$62.27
€57.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
$157.03
€145.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$200.35
€185.88
|
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