Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 52.0% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Qatar
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
|
pay 54.3% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Qatar
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
|
pay 81.4% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
|
pay 57.6% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
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