Cost of living comparison

Burundi

compared to

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 68.6% more expensive than Burundi overall.

Restaurants: pay 88.7% more in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 43.6% more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 20.0% less in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 46.8% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.4% more in Solomon Islands

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Solomon Islands are more expensive than in Burundi. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Solomon Islands. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Solomon Islands.

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Solomon Islands vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 88.7% more for restaurants

	Burundi	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 BIF11,548	$6.82 SBD55.00	+77.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.81 BIF11,426	$12.40 SBD100.00	+225.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 BIF5,269	$1.55 SBD12.50	-11.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 BIF4,052	$1.08 SBD8.75	-19.7%
Average			+88.7%

Burundi vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.6% more for groceries

	Burundi	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 BIF6,014	$1.50 SBD12.08	-25.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 BIF12,480	$3.27 SBD26.33	-21.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 BIF11,382	$9.62 SBD77.60	+153.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 BIF10,797	$5.60 SBD45.20	+55.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 BIF15,195	$3.87 SBD31.18	-23.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.65 BIF7,939	$2.85 SBD23.02	+7.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.20 SBD9.64
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 BIF2,728	$3.88 SBD31.30	+326.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BIF2,264	$1.69 SBD13.61	+123.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.89 SBD7.17
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.55 SBD12.47
Average			+43.6%

Burundi vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.0% less for transportation

	Burundi	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 BIF15,118	$4.99 SBD40.27	-1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.09 BIF90,206	$24.80 SBD199.99	-17.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$18,598.79 SBD150K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.70 BIF95,016	$11.16 SBD90.00	-64.8%
Average			-20.0%

Burundi vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Burundi	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.62 BIF203K	$89.89 SBD724.96	+32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.02 BIF1M	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	+105.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.78 BIF272K	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	+378.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$331.86 SBD2,676.34
Average			+197.8%

Burundi vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 46.8% less for childcare

	Burundi	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.93 BIF300K	$99.19 SBD799.96	-0.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,992.86 BIF30M	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	-71.5%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 51.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Burundi	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 BIF6,501	$2.48 SBD20.00	+14.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 BIF9,075	$3.41 SBD27.50	+12.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.15 SBD33.50
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.65 BIF79,875	$37.20 SBD299.99	+39.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.67 BIF4,992	$4.34 SBD35.00	+160.6%
Average			+51.4%

Burundi vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Burundi	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$27.28 SBD219.99
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$92.99 SBD749.96
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$97.13 SBD783.30
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$103.29 SBD832.96

Burundi vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of clothing

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