Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 634.4 times more expensive than London.
If you lived in Honiara instead of London, you would:
pay 8.8% less for restaurants
London
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Honiara
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.95
|
$5.43
$45.98
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.31
|
$15.07
$127.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.85
|
$2.41
$20.44
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.41
|
$1.21
$10.22
|
|
pay 67.7% more for groceries
London
|
Honiara
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
$1.43
$12.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.27
|
$8.62
$73.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.66
|
$10.04
$85.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.83
|
$4.70
$39.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.05
|
$4.27
$36.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$1.99
$16.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.55
$4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$2.73
$23.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.18
|
$1.81
$15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$2.02
$17.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.53
|
$1.34
$11.36
|
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pay 44.4% less for transportation
London
|
Honiara
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.63
|
$4.59
$38.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£159.54
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,927.77
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.33
|
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pay 4436.1 times more for housing
London
|
Honiara
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£29.09
|
$482,280.24
$4,087,414.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,067.57
|
$582.76
$4,938.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,425.75
|
$663.14
$5,620.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£229.78
|
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pay 88.3% less for childcare
London
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,562.03
|
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,966.75
|
$3,617.10
$30,655.61
|
|
pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Honiara
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.98
|
$4.52
$38.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.41
|
$4.02
$34.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.96
|
$3.86
$32.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.54
|
$60.29
$510.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.97
|
$4.22
$35.76
|
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pay 33.9% less for clothing
London
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Honiara
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£74.41
|
$21.10
$178.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.29
|
$7.23
$61.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.93
|
$114.54
$970.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£96.48
|
$120.57
$1,021.85
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