Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 1.3% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 41.9% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK377
|
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK273
|
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
|
pay 45.9% more for groceries
Iceland
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK937
|
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK875
|
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK157
|
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK141
|
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK161
|
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK239
|
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK158
|
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK95
|
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
|
pay 46.0% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Iceland
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
|
pay 57.3% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
|
pay 60.2% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK644
|
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
|
pay 28.5% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
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