Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 4.7% cheaper than British Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 28.4% less for restaurants
British Virgin Islands
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Solomon Islands
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.49
|
$5.58
SBD47.30
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.25
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
|
$1.47
SBD12.45
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
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pay 15.8% more for groceries
British Virgin Islands
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Solomon Islands
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.96
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
|
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.43
|
$10.08
SBD85.44
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.10
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.21
|
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
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Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$3.36
SBD28.46
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Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$1.20
SBD10.16
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Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.22
|
$1.60
SBD13.55
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Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$0.80
SBD6.78
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Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
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pay 13.7% more for transportation
British Virgin Islands
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Solomon Islands
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
|
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
|
pay 94.3% more for housing
British Virgin Islands
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Solomon Islands
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$120.00
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,458.33
|
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,183.33
|
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.12
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
|
pay 73.0% less for childcare
British Virgin Islands
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Solomon Islands
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$117.49
SBD995.82
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|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,320.00
|
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
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pay 40.7% less for entertainment and sports
British Virgin Islands
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Solomon Islands
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
|
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.04
|
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
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pay 14.5% less for clothing
British Virgin Islands
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Solomon Islands
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$155.00
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
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