Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 71.7% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 69.8% more for restaurants
Honiara
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Victoria
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
$14.76
SCR199.64
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
$10.19
SCR137.89
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
$2.26
SCR30.63
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
$2.24
SCR30.35
|
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pay 6.3% less for groceries
Honiara
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Victoria
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
$1.88
SCR25.38
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
$8.52
SCR115.25
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
$3.87
SCR52.41
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
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Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
$0.95
SCR12.83
|
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Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
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Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
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$3.60
SCR48.67
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
$0.78
SCR10.53
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.58
SCR7.81
|
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pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Honiara
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Victoria
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
$5.76
SCR77.95
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.57
SCR359.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
$45.76
SCR618.88
|
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pay 11.8% more for housing
Honiara
|
Victoria
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$137.77
SCR1,863.38
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
$1,117.62
SCR15,116.11
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
$793.40
SCR10,730.90
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
$84.66
SCR1,145.06
|
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pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Honiara
|
Victoria
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
$7,986.24
SCR108,015.80
|
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pay 96.6% more for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Victoria
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$4.06
SCR54.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$5.02
SCR67.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
$13.28
SCR179.68
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$95.18
SCR1,287.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
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pay 18.7% more for clothing
Honiara
|
Victoria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
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