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Dominican Republic

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Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 24.0% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 11.4% more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 71.3% more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 7.7% less in Honiara
Housing: pay 56.2% more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 61.1% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% less in Honiara
Clothing: pay 2.4% more in Honiara

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

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Honiara vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Honiara instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

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pay 11.4% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 DOP611.16	$6.82 SBD55.00	-31.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 DOP463.46	$12.40 SBD100.00	+64.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 DOP63.95	$1.55 SBD12.50	+48.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 DOP35.01	$1.08 SBD8.75	+90.4%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 71.3% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$1.50 SBD12.08	-1.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 DOP222.50	$3.27 SBD26.33	-9.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 DOP318.59	$9.62 SBD77.60	+85.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 DOP143.71	$5.60 SBD45.20	+139.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 DOP155.32	$3.87 SBD31.18	+52.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$2.85 SBD23.02	+97.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$1.20 SBD9.64	+225.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$3.88 SBD31.30	+214.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$1.69 SBD13.61	+102.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$0.89 SBD7.17	-2.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$1.55 SBD12.47	+54.6%
Average			+71.3%

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pay 7.7% less for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 DOP330.30	$4.99 SBD40.27	-7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	$24.80 SBD199.99	+36.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,212.79 DOP1M	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-19.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	$11.16 SBD90.00	-47.4%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 56.2% more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$89.89 SBD724.96	+147.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	+23.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	+23.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	+368.0%
Average			+56.2%

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pay 61.1% less for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	$99.19 SBD799.96	-60.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,399.96 DOP455K	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	-61.5%
Average			-61.1%

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pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$2.48 SBD20.00	-0.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 DOP139.64	$3.41 SBD27.50	+50.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.32 DOP326.97	$4.15 SBD33.50	-22.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	$37.20 SBD299.99	+25.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 DOP458.37	$4.34 SBD35.00	-41.8%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 2.4% more for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	$27.28 SBD219.99	-40.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	$92.99 SBD749.96	+99.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	$97.13 SBD783.30	+11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	$103.29 SBD832.96	-16.9%
Average			+2.4%

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