Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 507.9 times more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Honiara instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 99.8% more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.71
|
$5.43
$45.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.84
|
$15.07
$127.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$2.41
$20.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$1.21
$10.22
|
|
pay 69.2% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.36
|
$1.43
$12.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
$8.62
$73.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
$10.04
$85.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.07
|
$4.70
$39.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.45
|
$4.27
$36.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
$1.99
$16.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$0.55
$4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.29
|
$2.73
$23.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$1.81
$15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$2.02
$17.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$1.34
$11.36
|
|
pay 15.4% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.78
|
$4.59
$38.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC261.08
|
?? | |
pay 3546.9 times more for housing
San Salvador
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC396.44
|
$482,280.24
$4,087,414.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,878.63
|
$582.76
$4,938.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,591.16
|
$663.14
$5,620.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC457.16
|
?? | |
pay 2.3% more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC867.71
|
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC38,041.05
|
$3,617.10
$30,655.61
|
|
pay 70.0% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
$4.52
$38.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.56
|
$4.02
$34.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
$3.86
$32.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.49
|
$60.29
$510.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
$4.22
$35.76
|
|
pay 15.1% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
$21.10
$178.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
$7.23
$61.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
$114.54
$970.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
|
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