Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 57.8% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 48.7% more for restaurants
Honiara
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Vilnius
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
$2.14
€1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
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pay 39.9% less for groceries
Honiara
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Vilnius
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
$1.58
€1.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
$6.41
€5.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
$5.29
€4.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
$3.31
€3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$1.46
€1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
$0.40
€0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.46
€0.43
|
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pay 0.1% more for transportation
Honiara
|
Vilnius
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
$6.17
€5.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.41
€29.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,702.69
€28,484.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
$8.77
€8.14
|
|
pay 10.4% less for housing
Honiara
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Vilnius
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$16.90
€15.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
$831.85
€771.75
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
$597.45
€554.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
$160.95
€149.32
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Honiara
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
$530.03
€491.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
$8,088.49
€7,504.10
|
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pay 56.9% more for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Vilnius
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$3.38
€3.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
$5.26
€4.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$35.23
€32.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
|
pay 51.9% more for clothing
Honiara
|
Vilnius
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
$81.57
€75.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$34.80
€32.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
$96.58
€89.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$111.72
€103.65
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