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Solomon Islands vs. Boston Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 36.8% cheaper than Boston.

Restaurants: pay 45.6% less in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 12.3% less in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 21.7% less in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 8.3% less in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 93.2% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.4% less in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 10.0% less in Solomon Islands

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Solomon Islands.

Solomon Islands vs. Boston Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Boston, you would:

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pay 45.6% less for restaurants

	Boston	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$6.08 SBD50.04	-75.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$12.16 SBD100.08	+1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.87	$1.37 SBD11.26	-52.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.40	$1.06 SBD8.76	-55.6%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 12.3% less for groceries

	Boston	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$4.16	$1.49 SBD12.22	-64.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.92	$1.99 SBD16.35	-77.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.80	$9.73 SBD80.10	+102.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.93	$5.49 SBD45.19	+11.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.15	$3.92 SBD32.23	-36.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.70	$3.20 SBD26.33	+18.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$1.17 SBD9.65	+16.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.83	$3.54 SBD29.14	+25.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.61	$1.50 SBD12.35	-58.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.09	$0.91 SBD7.49	-56.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.81	$1.52 SBD12.48	-16.3%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 21.7% less for transportation

	Boston	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.46	$4.90 SBD40.31	+41.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00	$24.32 SBD200.16	-73.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,000.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.52	$10.94 SBD90.07	-33.7%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 8.3% less for housing

	Boston	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.28	$88.16 SBD725.60	+14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,451.79	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	-84.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,596.36	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	-75.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.30	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	+112.3%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 93.2% less for childcare

	Boston	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,793.33	$97.28 SBD800.66	-96.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,500.00	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	-89.8%
Average			-93.2%

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pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Boston	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$1.82 SBD15.01	-77.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.36	$3.13 SBD25.77	-41.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.00	$4.01 SBD33.03	-69.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.48	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$3.34 SBD27.52	-77.7%
Average			-66.4%

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pay 10.0% less for clothing

	Boston	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.87	$20.59 SBD169.47	-70.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.75	$91.20 SBD750.62	+108.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.71	$77.01 SBD633.85	-28.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.08	$77.01 SBD633.85	-49.4%
Average			-10.0%

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