Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 324.0 times more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Burma, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
$5.43
SBD46.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK711
|
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Burma
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK714
|
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
|
pay 67.8% more for transportation
Burma
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
?? | |
pay 2258.0 times more for housing
Burma
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
?? | |
pay 72.0% less for childcare
Burma
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Burma
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
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