Cost of living comparison
Honiara is 446.3 times more expensive than Valletta.
If you lived in Honiara instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 12.1% less for restaurants
Valletta
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Honiara
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.43
|
$5.43
SBD46.00
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$2.41
SBD20.45
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|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.70
|
$1.21
SBD10.22
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pay 39.4% more for groceries
Valletta
|
Honiara
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.99
|
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.77
|
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.89
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.19
|
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.72
|
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$1.34
SBD11.36
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pay 18.9% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Honiara
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.29
|
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.70
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,459.04
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.65
|
?? | |
pay 3119.8 times more for housing
Valletta
|
Honiara
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.14
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€958.54
|
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€847.28
|
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
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|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.41
|
?? | |
pay 73.8% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Honiara
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€632.63
|
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
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|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,756.52
|
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
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pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Honiara
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.94
|
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.83
|
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
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pay 51.9% less for clothing
Valletta
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Honiara
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€120.67
|
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.25
|
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.33
|
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
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