Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 2.9% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 34.7% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Honiara
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪70.82
|
$5.58
SBD47.30
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.59
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪9.03
|
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.96
|
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
|
pay 86.5% more for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Honiara
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.18
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.54
|
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.77
|
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪14.00
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.58
|
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.04
|
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.35
|
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.79
|
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.20
|
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.14
|
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.03
|
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.48
|
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪227.63
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪136,579.73
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪38.04
|
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
|
pay 91.0% more for housing
Jerusalem
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪90.29
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,676.77
|
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪3,982.43
|
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪422.85
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,813.80
|
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,724.77
|
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
|
pay 51.9% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.33
|
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪13.93
|
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪34.90
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪308.91
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.53
|
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪339.64
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪236.06
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪426.36
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
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