Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 520.1 times more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 75.3% more for restaurants
Kingston
|
Honiara
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.62
$1,023.94
|
$5.43
$45.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
$1,023.94
|
$15.07
$127.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$164.76
|
$2.41
$20.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
$112.63
|
$1.21
$10.22
|
|
pay 20.6% more for groceries
Kingston
|
Honiara
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
$460.19
|
$1.43
$12.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
$1,057.69
|
$8.62
$73.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.78
$2,130.05
|
$10.04
$85.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
$520.72
|
$4.70
$39.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
$465.40
|
$4.27
$36.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
$342.36
|
$1.99
$16.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
$200.93
|
$0.55
$4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$264.74
|
$2.73
$23.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
$179.51
|
$1.81
$15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$150.50
|
$2.02
$17.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$144.80
|
$1.34
$11.36
|
|
pay 10.5% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
$792.40
|
$4.59
$38.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.42
$5,631.65
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,733.24
$6,143,622.52
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.48
$4,402.93
|
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pay 3634.0 times more for housing
Kingston
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.25
$6,841.67
|
$482,280.24
$4,087,414.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.87
$108,060.70
|
$582.76
$4,938.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$385.02
$59,532.98
|
$663.14
$5,620.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.17
$17,808.47
|
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pay 1.8% more for childcare
Kingston
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$286.65
$44,321.85
|
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,240.51
$346,432.05
|
$3,617.10
$30,655.61
|
|
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Honiara
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
$332.78
|
$4.52
$38.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
$564.91
|
$4.02
$34.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
$1,433.51
|
$3.86
$32.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
$8,439.80
|
$60.29
$510.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
$1,535.91
|
$4.22
$35.76
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Honiara
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.31
$5,924.21
|
$21.10
$178.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
$4,973.41
|
$7.23
$61.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.46
$10,431.36
|
$114.54
$970.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.43
$11,199.31
|
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
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