Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 657.0 times more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 70.0% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Honiara
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,160
|
$5.43
$45.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥812
|
$15.07
$127.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥198
|
$2.41
$20.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥135
|
$1.21
$10.22
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
Tokyo
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥242
|
$1.43
$12.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,092
|
$8.62
$73.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥837
|
$10.04
$85.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥313
|
$4.70
$39.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥583
|
$4.27
$36.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥506
|
$1.99
$16.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥233
|
$0.55
$4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥510
|
$2.73
$23.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥346
|
$1.81
$15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥351
|
$2.02
$17.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥274
|
$1.34
$11.36
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥731
|
$4.59
$38.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,598
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,305,466
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,407
|
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pay 4593.5 times more for housing
Tokyo
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,365
|
$482,280.24
$4,087,414.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥172,982
|
$582.76
$4,938.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥102,928
|
$663.14
$5,620.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,300
|
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pay 79.6% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥94,442
|
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,609,579
|
$3,617.10
$30,655.61
|
|
pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥638
|
$4.52
$38.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥543
|
$4.02
$34.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥696
|
$3.86
$32.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,159
|
$60.29
$510.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,088
|
$4.22
$35.76
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Honiara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,688
|
$21.10
$178.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,146
|
$7.23
$61.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,030
|
$114.54
$970.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,895
|
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
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