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Honduras

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Solomon Islands

Honiara vs. Tegucigalpa Cost of Living Summary

Honiara is 27.5% more expensive than Tegucigalpa.

Restaurants: pay 20.5% more in Honiara
Groceries: pay 65.3% more in Honiara
Transportation: pay 6.1% less in Honiara
Housing: pay 57.6% more in Honiara
Childcare: pay 56.5% less in Honiara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.2% more in Honiara
Clothing: pay 2.7% less in Honiara

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

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Honiara vs. Tegucigalpa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.5% more for restaurants

	Tegucigalpa	Honiara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.45 HNL200.28	$6.82 SBD55.00	-8.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 HNL200.28	$12.40 SBD100.00	+66.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 HNL28.37	$1.55 SBD12.50	+46.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 HNL26.44	$1.08 SBD8.75	+10.3%
Average			+20.5%

Tegucigalpa vs. Honiara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.3% more for groceries

	Tegucigalpa	Honiara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.91 HNL51.47	$1.50 SBD12.08	-21.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.41 HNL91.78	$3.27 SBD26.33	-4.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 HNL141.61	$9.62 SBD77.60	+82.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 HNL47.67	$5.60 SBD45.20	+216.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 HNL67.47	$3.87 SBD31.18	+54.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 HNL43.39	$2.85 SBD23.02	+76.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 HNL18.82	$1.20 SBD9.64	+70.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 HNL26.24	$3.88 SBD31.30	+297.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 HNL25.04	$1.69 SBD13.61	+81.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 HNL23.10	$0.89 SBD7.17	+3.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 HNL24.73	$1.55 SBD12.47	+68.2%
Average			+65.3%

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pay 6.1% less for transportation

	Tegucigalpa	Honiara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 HNL125.75	$4.99 SBD40.27	+6.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$24.80 SBD199.99
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,555.03 HNL526K	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.37 HNL520.73	$11.16 SBD90.00	-42.4%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 57.6% more for housing

	Tegucigalpa	Honiara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.55 HNL928.81	$89.89 SBD724.96	+160.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$451.86 HNL12,148.41	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	+96.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$467.95 HNL12,580.91	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	-7.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.19 HNL2,935.51	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	+203.9%
Average			+57.6%

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pay 56.5% less for childcare

	Tegucigalpa	Honiara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$223.49 HNL6,008.47	$99.19 SBD799.96	-55.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,704.58 HNL180K	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	-57.5%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 24.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Tegucigalpa	Honiara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 HNL30.04	$2.48 SBD20.00	+121.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 HNL59.25	$3.41 SBD27.50	+54.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 HNL80.11	$4.15 SBD33.50	+39.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.25 HNL1,001.41	$37.20 SBD299.99	-0.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 HNL150.21	$4.34 SBD35.00	-22.3%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 2.7% less for clothing

	Tegucigalpa	Honiara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.15 HNL1,401.98	$27.28 SBD219.99	-47.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.66 HNL1,335.21	$92.99 SBD749.96	+87.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.43 HNL2,753.88	$97.13 SBD783.30	-5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.09 HNL2,879.06	$103.29 SBD832.96	-3.6%
Average			-2.7%

Tegucigalpa vs. Honiara - Cost of clothing

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