Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 2.1 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Thailand
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
|
pay 19.3% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
|
pay 70.8% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
|
pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
|
pay 66.6% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
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