Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 39.6% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 19.2% more for restaurants
Sofia
|
Honiara
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.07
BGN20.07
|
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.44
|
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
BGN1.52
|
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Sofia
|
Honiara
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BGN9.06
|
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
BGN11.91
|
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
BGN6.30
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
BGN6.27
|
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.49
|
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
BGN1.01
|
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
|
pay 19.4% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN10.53
|
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.68
BGN50.18
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,677.83
BGN50,175.92
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
BGN12.95
|
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Sofia
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
BGN23.56
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.64
BGN990.97
|
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.37
BGN738.51
|
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.32
BGN189.12
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
|
pay 73.2% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.23
BGN921.36
|
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,673.93
BGN13,911.74
|
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
|
pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Honiara
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
BGN3.81
|
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
BGN3.73
|
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
BGN6.02
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
BGN65.30
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
|
pay 23.6% more for clothing
Sofia
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.32
BGN131.11
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.26
BGN58.49
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.80
BGN180.93
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.08
BGN170.55
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
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