Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 3562.2 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Honiara
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RUB803.03
|
$5.43
SBD46.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
RUB458.87
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
RUB95.14
|
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
RUB53.17
|
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
RUB64.25
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
RUB482.09
|
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
RUB374.33
|
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
RUB132.18
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
RUB185.96
|
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.67
|
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
RUB49.82
|
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
RUB65.24
|
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
RUB130.61
|
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
RUB25.06
|
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RUB24.62
|
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
|
pay 85.6% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
RUB230.32
|
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
RUB2,867.96
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
RUB2,867,955.42
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
RUB367.10
|
?? | |
pay 24926.4 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
RUB600.80
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
RUB80,130.67
|
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
RUB46,310.65
|
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
RUB8,438.59
|
?? | |
pay 67.8% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
RUB45,428.41
|
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
RUB849,652.01
|
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
|
pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
RUB286.80
|
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
RUB239.22
|
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB234.60
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
RUB3,563.13
|
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
RUB573.59
|
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
|
pay 40.8% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
RUB8,778.96
|
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
RUB4,280.03
|
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
RUB9,930.61
|
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
RUB12,319.92
|
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
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