Cost of living comparison

South Africa

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Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 22.7% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 25.5% more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 49.4% less in Honiara
Housing: pay 64.7% more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 62.8% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% more in Honiara
Clothing: pay 18.5% more in Honiara

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

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Honiara vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.5% more for restaurants

	Pretoria	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 ZAR148.66	$6.82 SBD55.00	-24.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.41 ZAR89.20	$12.40 SBD100.00	+129.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 ZAR17.48	$1.55 SBD12.50	+46.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR14.04	$1.08 SBD8.75	+27.5%
Average			+25.5%

Pretoria vs. Honiara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Pretoria	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 ZAR18.21	$1.50 SBD12.08	+35.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18 ZAR68.94	$3.27 SBD26.33	-21.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45 ZAR73.36	$9.62 SBD77.60	+116.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 ZAR40.74	$5.60 SBD45.20	+126.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 ZAR36.86	$3.87 SBD31.18	+73.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 ZAR13.10	$2.85 SBD23.02	+259.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZAR12.22	$1.20 SBD9.64	+61.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 ZAR13.11	$3.88 SBD31.30	+388.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 ZAR11.92	$1.69 SBD13.61	+133.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ZAR8.18	$0.89 SBD7.17	+79.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ZAR8.93	$1.55 SBD12.47	+185.5%
Average			+107.3%

Pretoria vs. Honiara - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.4% less for transportation

	Pretoria	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.75 ZAR94.81	$4.99 SBD40.27	-13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$177.56 ZAR2,928.68	$24.80 SBD199.99	-86.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-47.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.55 ZAR108.03	$11.16 SBD90.00	+70.4%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 64.7% more for housing

	Pretoria	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.83 ZAR607.50	$89.89 SBD724.96	+144.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$454.27 ZAR7,492.67	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	+95.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$405.14 ZAR6,682.45	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	+7.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.49 ZAR1,904.94	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	+187.3%
Average			+64.7%

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pay 62.8% less for childcare

	Pretoria	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$260.78 ZAR4,301.35	$99.19 SBD799.96	-62.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,821.75 ZAR129K	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	-63.5%
Average			-62.8%

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pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 ZAR42.12	$2.48 SBD20.00	-2.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 ZAR37.17	$3.41 SBD27.50	+51.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 ZAR53.60	$4.15 SBD33.50	+27.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.49 ZAR519.46	$37.20 SBD299.99	+18.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.21 ZAR118.93	$4.34 SBD35.00	-39.8%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 18.5% more for clothing

	Pretoria	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.03 ZAR874.71	$27.28 SBD219.99	-48.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.00 ZAR527.89	$92.99 SBD749.96	+190.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.85 ZAR1,515.02	$97.13 SBD783.30	+5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.87 ZAR1,366.87	$103.29 SBD832.96	+24.6%
Average			+18.5%

Pretoria vs. Honiara - Cost of clothing

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