Cost of living comparison

Estonia

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Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Tallinn Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 13.0% cheaper than Tallinn.

Restaurants: pay 39.0% less in Honiara
Groceries: pay 76.7% more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 30.9% less in Honiara
Housing: pay 1.1% more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 79.4% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.8% less in Honiara
Clothing: pay 25.9% less in Honiara

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

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Honiara vs. Tallinn Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.0% less for restaurants

	Tallinn	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$6.82 SBD55.00	-59.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.76 €10.46	$12.40 SBD100.00	+5.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 €1.96	$1.55 SBD12.50	-29.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 €2.00	$1.08 SBD8.75	-51.7%
Average			-39.0%

Tallinn vs. Honiara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.7% more for groceries

	Tallinn	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$1.50 SBD12.08	+4.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.67 €5.05	$3.27 SBD26.33	-42.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.18 €3.72	$9.62 SBD77.60	+130.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.26 €2.91	$5.60 SBD45.20	+71.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.15 €3.69	$3.87 SBD31.18	-6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.92	$2.85 SBD23.02	+176.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.57	$1.20 SBD9.64	+85.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.07	$3.88 SBD31.30	+221.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.17	$1.69 SBD13.61	+28.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 €0.31	$0.89 SBD7.17	+158.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 €0.32	$1.55 SBD12.47	+333.1%
Average			+76.7%

Tallinn vs. Honiara - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.9% less for transportation

	Tallinn	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.40 €6.59	$4.99 SBD40.27	-32.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$24.80 SBD199.99	-26.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-33.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.56 €13.85	$11.16 SBD90.00	-28.3%
Average			-30.9%

Tallinn vs. Honiara - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.1% more for housing

	Tallinn	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.50 €28.93	$89.89 SBD724.96	+176.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$806.58 €717.89	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	+10.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$579.28 €515.58	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	-25.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$259.88 €231.30	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	+27.7%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 79.4% less for childcare

	Tallinn	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$661.76 €588.99	$99.19 SBD799.96	-85.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,068.29 €8,961.14	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	-71.7%
Average			-79.4%

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pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Tallinn	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.72 €5.98	$2.48 SBD20.00	-63.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.36 €3.88	$3.41 SBD27.50	-21.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.94 €6.18	$4.15 SBD33.50	-40.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.62 €43.27	$37.20 SBD299.99	-23.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.44 €11.96	$4.34 SBD35.00	-67.7%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 25.9% less for clothing

	Tallinn	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.46 €91.19	$27.28 SBD219.99	-73.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.18 €45.55	$92.99 SBD749.96	+81.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.10 €106.00	$97.13 SBD783.30	-18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.83 €120.01	$103.29 SBD832.96	-23.4%
Average			-25.9%

Tallinn vs. Honiara - Cost of clothing

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