Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 2.2 times more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 93.4% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.13
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
|
pay 31.5% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.44
|
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
|
pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
|
pay 42.5% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
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