Cost of living comparison

Cyprus

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Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Nicosia Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 17.0% cheaper than Nicosia.

Restaurants: pay 26.8% less in Honiara
Groceries: pay 24.6% more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 38.8% less in Honiara
Housing: pay 2.1% more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 75.6% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.5% less in Honiara
Clothing: pay 21.2% less in Honiara

The cost of groceries and housing in Honiara are more expensive than in Nicosia. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Honiara.

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Honiara vs. Nicosia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.8% less for restaurants

	Nicosia	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$6.82 SBD55.00	-59.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 €7.97	$12.40 SBD100.00	+38.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$1.55 SBD12.50	-32.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 €0.79	$1.08 SBD8.75	+21.7%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 24.6% more for groceries

	Nicosia	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 €1.74	$1.50 SBD12.08	-23.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.56 €5.84	$3.27 SBD26.33	-50.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 €6.19	$9.62 SBD77.60	+38.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.77 €4.25	$5.60 SBD45.20	+17.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 €3.62	$3.87 SBD31.18	-4.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 €1.38	$2.85 SBD23.02	+84.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.84	$1.20 SBD9.64	+25.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$3.88 SBD31.30	+240.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.40	$1.69 SBD13.61	+6.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.76	$0.89 SBD7.17	+4.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.63	$1.55 SBD12.47	+117.1%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 38.8% less for transportation

	Nicosia	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 €5.99	$4.99 SBD40.27	-25.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	$24.80 SBD199.99	-44.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,920.23 €29,300.19	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-43.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.86 €19.45	$11.16 SBD90.00	-48.9%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 2.1% more for housing

	Nicosia	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.22 €29.57	$89.89 SBD724.96	+170.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$784.43 €698.17	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	+13.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$696.72 €620.11	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	-37.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$158.82 €141.36	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	+109.0%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 75.6% less for childcare

	Nicosia	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$513.33 €456.88	$99.19 SBD799.96	-80.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,282.61 €8,261.86	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	-69.3%
Average			-75.6%

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pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Nicosia	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €3.99	$2.48 SBD20.00	-44.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 €3.25	$3.41 SBD27.50	-6.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €4.98	$4.15 SBD33.50	-25.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.03 €65.89	$37.20 SBD299.99	-49.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$4.34 SBD35.00	-61.2%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 21.2% less for clothing

	Nicosia	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.69 €91.40	$27.28 SBD219.99	-73.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.75 €48.73	$92.99 SBD749.96	+69.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.22 €89.20	$97.13 SBD783.30	-3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.92 €104.07	$103.29 SBD832.96	-11.7%
Average			-21.2%

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