Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 1.1% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 72.5% more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 0.7% less in Honiara
Transportation: pay 16.2% less in Honiara
Housing: pay 22.9% more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 84.0% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.0% less in Honiara
Clothing: pay 3.1% more in Honiara

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

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Honiara vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Honiara instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 72.5% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$6.82 SBD55.09	+44.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$12.40 SBD100.16	+119.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$1.55 SBD12.52	+68.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$1.08 SBD8.76	+66.3%
Average			+72.5%

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pay 0.7% less for groceries

	Taipei	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$1.50 SBD12.10	-25.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$3.27 SBD26.38	-66.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$9.62 SBD77.73	-16.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$5.60 SBD45.27	+105.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$3.87 SBD31.23	-13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$2.85 SBD23.06	+28.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$1.20 SBD9.65	-20.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$3.88 SBD31.35	+180.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$1.69 SBD13.63	-16.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.89 SBD7.18	-28.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$1.55 SBD12.49	+48.6%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 16.2% less for transportation

	Taipei	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$4.99 SBD40.34	+26.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$24.80 SBD200.32	-34.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-44.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$11.16 SBD90.15	+24.7%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 22.9% more for housing

	Taipei	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$89.89 SBD726.17	+228.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$888.61 SBD7,178.25	-12.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$433.97 SBD3,505.65	-10.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$331.86 SBD2,680.79	+400.8%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 84.0% less for childcare

	Taipei	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$99.19 SBD801.29	-85.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$2,851.81 SBD23,037.16	-82.9%
Average			-84.0%

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pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$2.48 SBD20.03	-12.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$3.41 SBD27.54	-0.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$4.15 SBD33.55	+5.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$37.20 SBD300.48	-9.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$4.34 SBD35.06	-55.4%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 3.1% more for clothing

	Taipei	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$27.28 SBD220.36	-56.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$92.99 SBD751.21	+132.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$97.13 SBD784.60	+14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$103.29 SBD834.35	-1.7%
Average			+3.1%

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