Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 6.0% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
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Thailand
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$2.08
THB76.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$0.67
THB24.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.35
THB13.01
|
|
pay 45.3% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Thailand
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$7.99
THB293.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$6.46
THB237.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$1.07
THB39.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$1.20
THB44.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.50
THB18.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
$0.79
THB29.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$0.59
THB21.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$0.62
THB22.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.46
THB16.89
|
|
pay 0.4% less for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Thailand
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$4.57
THB167.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.32
THB893.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.68
THB355.89
|
|
pay 72.9% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Thailand
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
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pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Thailand
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$1.90
THB69.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$1.94
THB71.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
$5.63
THB207.03
|
|
pay 72.7% more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$65.30
THB2,400.21
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