Cost of living comparison
Washington is 3.2 times more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Washington instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 78.4% more for restaurants
Honiara
|
Washington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.98
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.73
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.44
|
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.22
|
$2.15
|
|
pay 13.9% more for groceries
Honiara
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.13
|
$3.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$73.06
|
$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$85.10
|
$3.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.85
|
$4.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.15
|
$5.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.84
|
$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.64
|
$0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.18
|
$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.33
|
$2.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.15
|
$1.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.36
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
Honiara
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.89
|
$3.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,190.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.74
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Honiara
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,087,414.26
|
$55.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,938.96
|
$2,358.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,620.19
|
$1,908.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$127.27
|
|
pay 12.1 times more for childcare
Honiara
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
$2,135.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,655.61
|
$23,775.60
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.32
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$34.06
|
$4.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.70
|
$11.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$510.93
|
$93.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.76
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Honiara
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.82
|
$58.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.31
|
$34.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$970.76
|
$97.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
$164.61
|
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