Cost of living comparison
Italy is 65.3% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Italy instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 37.0% more for restaurants
Solomon Islands
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Italy
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$15.74
€14.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$9.09
€8.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$2.45
€2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Italy
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$7.20
€6.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$4.88
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$4.47
€4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
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pay 74.8% more for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$8.02
€7.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.40
€35.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,887.08
€24,040.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.65
€17.32
|
|
pay 40.7% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Italy
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$30.75
€28.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$608.10
€564.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$488.80
€453.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$151.72
€140.89
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$459.30
€426.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$9,604.44
€8,919.16
|
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pay 23.3% more for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$4.83
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$51.79
€48.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
$9.32
€8.66
|
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pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$80.37
€74.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
$36.54
€33.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$89.56
€83.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$114.84
€106.65
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