Cost of living comparison

Grenada

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Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 7.1% cheaper than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 2.2% more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 12.1% less in Honiara
Transportation: pay 32.7% less in Honiara
Housing: pay 0.9% more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 23.7% more in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.8% less in Honiara
Clothing: pay 38.5% more in Honiara

The cost of clothing, childcare, restaurants, and housing in Honiara are more expensive than in St. George's. Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Honiara.

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Honiara vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Honiara instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 2.2% more for restaurants

	St. George's	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$6.82 SBD55.00	-7.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$12.40 SBD100.00	+48.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.55 SBD12.50	-20.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.08 SBD8.75	-44.2%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 12.1% less for groceries

	St. George's	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 EC$6.44	$1.50 SBD12.08	-37.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.93 EC$18.74	$3.27 SBD26.33	-52.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.41 EC$41.64	$9.62 SBD77.60	-37.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 EC$11.50	$5.60 SBD45.20	+31.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$3.87 SBD31.18	-9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$2.85 SBD23.02	-53.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.20 SBD9.64	+7.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 EC$2.00	$3.88 SBD31.30	+424.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 EC$7.00	$1.69 SBD13.61	-34.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.89 SBD7.17	-31.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67 EC$4.50	$1.55 SBD12.47	-7.1%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 32.7% less for transportation

	St. George's	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 EC$14.26	$4.99 SBD40.27	-5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.35 EC$173.91	$24.80 SBD199.99	-61.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-28.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$11.16 SBD90.00
Average			-32.7%

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pay 0.9% more for housing

	St. George's	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.94 EC$137.67	$89.89 SBD724.96	+76.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	-21.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	-0.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.10 EC$519.15	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	+72.8%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 23.7% more for childcare

	St. George's	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$99.19 SBD799.96	+78.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	-14.4%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$2.48 SBD20.00	-10.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 EC$11.83	$3.41 SBD27.50	-22.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.15 SBD33.50
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$37.20 SBD299.99	+0.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$4.34 SBD35.00	-60.9%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 38.5% more for clothing

	St. George's	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.15 EC$95.00	$27.28 SBD219.99	-22.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$92.99 SBD749.96	+109.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.57 EC$136.67	$97.13 SBD783.30	+92.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.57 EC$236.67	$103.29 SBD832.96	+17.9%
Average			+38.5%

St. George's vs. Honiara - Cost of clothing

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