Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 483.6 times more expensive than Antigua and Barbuda.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:
pay 1.5% more for restaurants
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.03
EC$32.50
|
$5.43
SBD46.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
EC$7.50
|
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
|
pay 17.1% more for groceries
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Solomon Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
EC$18.93
|
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.49
|
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
EC$6.80
|
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.67
|
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
|
pay 6.7% more for transportation
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Solomon Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.30
EC$11.62
|
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 2896.9 times more for housing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Solomon Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$999.06
EC$2,700.00
|
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$740.04
EC$2,000.00
|
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.02
EC$402.75
|
?? | |
pay 31.4% less for childcare
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$175.76
EC$475.00
|
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Solomon Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.37
EC$14.50
|
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Solomon Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
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