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Honiara vs. Panama City Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 5.7% cheaper than Panama City.

Restaurants: pay 6.7% less in Honiara
Groceries: pay 33.3% more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 2.8% less in Honiara
Housing: pay 58.1% more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 80.9% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.8% less in Honiara
Clothing: pay 5.0% less in Honiara

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

Honiara vs. Panama City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Honiara instead of Panama City, you would:

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pay 6.7% less for restaurants

	Panama City	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 PAB10.00	$6.08 SBD50.04	-39.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 PAB8.00	$12.16 SBD100.08	+52.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 PAB1.70	$1.37 SBD11.26	-19.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 PAB1.33	$1.06 SBD8.76	-20.3%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 33.3% more for groceries

	Panama City	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$2.56 PAB2.56	$1.49 SBD12.22	-42.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.81 PAB5.81	$1.99 SBD16.35	-65.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.82 PAB6.82	$9.73 SBD80.10	+42.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 PAB2.84	$5.49 SBD45.19	+93.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.29 PAB3.29	$3.92 SBD32.23	+18.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.65 PAB1.65	$3.20 SBD26.33	+94.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 PAB0.70	$1.17 SBD9.65	+66.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.40 PAB1.40	$3.54 SBD29.14	+153.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.46 PAB1.46	$1.50 SBD12.35	+2.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 PAB1.00	$0.91 SBD7.49	-8.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PAB1.37	$1.52 SBD12.48	+11.1%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 2.8% less for transportation

	Panama City	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 PAB3.44	$4.90 SBD40.31	+42.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.50 PAB22.50	$24.32 SBD200.16	+8.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,750.00 PAB19,750.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 PAB26.50	$10.94 SBD90.07	-58.7%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 58.1% more for housing

	Panama City	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.20 PAB49.20	$88.16 SBD725.60	+79.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,164.71 PAB1,164.71	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	-53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$953.85 PAB953.85	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	-33.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.90 PAB95.90	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	+239.4%
Average			+58.1%

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pay 80.9% less for childcare

	Panama City	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$476.00 PAB476.00	$97.28 SBD800.66	-79.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,733.33 PAB15,733.33	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	-82.2%
Average			-80.9%

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pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Panama City	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PAB3.00	$1.82 SBD15.01	-39.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.61 PAB3.61	$3.13 SBD25.77	-13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.92 PAB5.92	$4.01 SBD33.03	-32.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.86 PAB43.86	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 PAB8.00	$3.34 SBD27.52	-58.2%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 5.0% less for clothing

	Panama City	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 PAB50.00	$20.59 SBD169.47	-58.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.50 PAB47.50	$91.20 SBD750.62	+92.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.55 PAB89.55	$77.01 SBD633.85	-14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.88 PAB126.88	$77.01 SBD633.85	-39.3%
Average			-5.0%

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