Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 13.7% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.2% less in Honiara
Groceries: pay 88.1% more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 17.4% less in Honiara
Housing: pay 18.7% less in Honiara
Childcare: pay 88.5% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.3% less in Honiara
Clothing: pay 38.5% less in Honiara

Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Honiara. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Honiara.

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Honiara vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Honiara instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 2.2% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB939.71	$6.82 SBD55.07	-41.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB563.82	$12.40 SBD100.12	+76.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB129.95	$1.55 SBD12.51	-4.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB67.15	$1.08 SBD8.76	+29.8%
Average			-2.2%

Moscow vs. Honiara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.1% more for groceries

	Moscow	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB81.75	$1.50 SBD12.10	+47.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB573.37	$3.27 SBD26.36	-54.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB370.58	$9.62 SBD77.69	+108.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB149.76	$5.60 SBD45.25	+200.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB239.67	$3.87 SBD31.22	+29.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB74.87	$2.85 SBD23.05	+206.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.37	$1.20 SBD9.65	+46.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.45	$3.88 SBD31.33	+330.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB143.49	$1.69 SBD13.62	-5.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB32.65	$0.89 SBD7.18	+118.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB25.99	$1.55 SBD12.49	+378.1%
Average			+88.1%

Moscow vs. Honiara - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.4% less for transportation

	Moscow	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB266.01	$4.99 SBD40.32	+50.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,265.48	$24.80 SBD200.24	-39.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-52.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB808.15	$11.16 SBD90.11	+10.9%
Average			-17.4%

Moscow vs. Honiara - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.7% less for housing

	Moscow	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB793.71	$89.89 SBD725.86	+809.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB117K	$888.61 SBD7,175.14	-38.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB64,618.54	$433.97 SBD3,504.14	-46.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB11,475.08	$331.86 SBD2,679.64	+132.3%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 88.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB64,988.02	$99.19 SBD800.95	-87.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$2,851.81 SBD23,027.20	-89.2%
Average			-88.5%

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pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB375.88	$2.48 SBD20.02	-47.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB297.16	$3.41 SBD27.53	-7.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB277.21	$4.15 SBD33.54	+20.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,374.88	$37.20 SBD300.35	-11.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB751.76	$4.34 SBD35.04	-53.6%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 38.5% less for clothing

	Moscow	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB8,713.17	$27.28 SBD220.26	-74.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,018.03	$92.99 SBD750.89	+48.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB11,672.48	$97.13 SBD784.26	-33.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB14,475.07	$103.29 SBD833.99	-42.7%
Average			-38.5%

Moscow vs. Honiara - Cost of clothing

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