Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 585.5 times more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 31.0% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Solomon Islands
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.89
|
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Portugal
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
|
pay 41.6% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.30
|
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.20
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.83
|
?? | |
pay 4091.8 times more for housing
Portugal
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.76
|
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.85
|
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
?? | |
pay 60.2% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.98
|
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
|
pay 53.0% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.37
|
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.95
|
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.17
|
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
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