Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 755.6 times more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Rome, you would:
pay 3.4% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Honiara
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.23
|
$5.43
$45.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$15.07
$127.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$2.41
$20.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$1.21
$10.18
|
|
pay 44.7% more for groceries
Rome
|
Honiara
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
$1.43
$12.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.81
|
$8.62
$72.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.38
|
$10.04
$84.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
$4.70
$39.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.45
|
$4.27
$36.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.99
$16.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.55
$4.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$2.73
$23.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.81
$15.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$2.02
$17.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$1.34
$11.32
|
|
pay 40.2% less for transportation
Rome
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.06
|
$4.59
$38.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.44
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.18
|
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pay 5284.1 times more for housing
Rome
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.02
|
$482,280.24
$4,073,882.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,079.27
|
$582.76
$4,922.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€712.77
|
$663.14
$5,601.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€159.61
|
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pay 68.0% less for childcare
Rome
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€489.13
|
$120.57
$1,018.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,043.98
|
$3,617.10
$30,554.12
|
|
pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$4.52
$38.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$4.02
$33.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
$3.86
$32.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€51.82
|
$60.29
$509.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.11
|
$4.22
$35.65
|
|
pay 35.1% less for clothing
Rome
|
Honiara
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€78.83
|
$21.10
$178.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.46
|
$7.23
$61.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€89.66
|
$114.54
$967.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€114.11
|
$120.57
$1,018.47
|
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