Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 563.9 times more expensive than Montevideo.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Honiara
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
UYU542.34
|
$5.43
SBD46.00
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
UYU394.43
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
UYU72.31
|
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU57.08
|
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
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pay 85.8% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Honiara
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU97.15
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
UYU221.98
|
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU162.28
|
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
UYU138.50
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
UYU167.71
|
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.67
|
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU42.29
|
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UYU21.37
|
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
UYU47.59
|
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UYU27.47
|
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
UYU28.44
|
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
|
pay 38.9% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
UYU286.65
|
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
UYU1,774.92
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
UYU1,577,710.33
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
UYU734.62
|
?? | |
pay 3941.6 times more for housing
Montevideo
|
Honiara
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
UYU1,557.27
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
UYU22,894.73
|
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
UYU18,900.30
|
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
UYU4,253.31
|
?? | |
pay 57.7% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
UYU13,476.28
|
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
UYU274,003.91
|
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
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pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Honiara
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
UYU118.33
|
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
UYU149.11
|
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
UYU182.42
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
UYU1,940.76
|
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
UYU364.85
|
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
|
pay 40.2% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Honiara
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
UYU3,874.63
|
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
UYU1,769.99
|
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
UYU4,572.99
|
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
UYU4,299.26
|
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
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