Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 9.5% cheaper than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 38.7% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
$3.71
F CFA2,240
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
$9.49
F CFA5,724
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
$0.70
F CFA421
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
$0.67
F CFA404
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
$7.29
F CFA4,396
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
$8.65
F CFA5,213
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
$2.15
F CFA1,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
$3.79
F CFA2,286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
$1.29
F CFA780
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
$0.76
F CFA457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
$0.59
F CFA356
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.65
F CFA389
|
|
pay 19.1% more for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
$5.15
F CFA3,105
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,718.07
F CFA17,917,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
$14.86
F CFA8,959
|
|
pay 33.5% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$55.80
F CFA33,645
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
$722.31
F CFA435,500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
$325.48
F CFA196,242
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
$118.36
F CFA71,363
|
|
pay 25.3% more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
$137.58
F CFA82,952
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,891,313
|
|
pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$2.52
F CFA1,518
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$71.94
F CFA43,376
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay 17.9% more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
$59.62
F CFA35,946
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$40.24
F CFA24,264
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
$67.45
F CFA40,669
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$93.90
F CFA56,615
|
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