Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 122.8 times more expensive than Greenland.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
kr122.46
|
$5.43
$45.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
kr113.05
|
$15.07
$127.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
kr24.41
|
$2.41
$20.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
kr17.88
|
$1.21
$10.22
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
Greenland
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
kr22.45
|
$1.43
$12.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
kr117.36
|
$8.62
$73.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
kr47.52
|
$10.04
$85.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
kr25.00
|
$4.70
$39.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
kr43.98
|
$4.27
$36.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
kr12.73
|
$1.99
$16.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
kr14.35
|
$0.55
$4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.57
|
$2.73
$23.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.20
|
$1.81
$15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
kr10.65
|
$2.02
$17.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.26
|
$1.34
$11.36
|
|
pay 50.5% more for transportation
Greenland
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
kr21.25
|
$4.59
$38.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
kr567.41
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
kr244,415.81
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
kr355.14
|
?? | |
pay 732.6 times more for housing
Greenland
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
kr1,530.79
|
$482,280.24
$4,087,414.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
kr7,143.68
|
$582.76
$4,938.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
kr4,922.50
|
$663.14
$5,620.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
kr1,170.60
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Greenland
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,617.10
$30,655.61
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
kr63.78
|
$4.52
$38.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
kr47.53
|
$4.02
$34.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
kr79.60
|
$3.86
$32.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
kr280.13
|
$60.29
$510.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
kr91.85
|
$4.22
$35.76
|
|
pay 59.3% less for clothing
Greenland
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
kr714.37
|
$21.10
$178.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
kr183.69
|
$7.23
$61.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
kr1,428.74
|
$114.54
$970.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
kr1,427.71
|
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
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