Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 383.7 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Praia, you would:
pay 67.0% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Honiara
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE477.61
|
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE604.32
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE144.41
|
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE97.62
|
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Praia
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE121.12
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE329.24
|
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE360.93
|
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE252.47
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE202.16
|
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE125.64
|
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE91.37
|
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE91.37
|
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE95.94
|
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE61.68
|
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.24
|
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
|
pay 28.1% less for transportation
Praia
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE652.32
|
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,115.13
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,719,451.02
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,359.73
|
?? | |
pay 2676.6 times more for housing
Praia
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,143.94
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,180.10
|
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,163.52
|
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,394.01
|
?? | |
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,808.59
|
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE108,778.04
|
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
|
pay 68.7% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE232.42
|
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE152.00
|
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE453.24
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,853.74
|
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE604.32
|
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
Praia
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,021.61
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,057.63
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,086.45
|
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
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