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Solomon Islands vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 65.0% more expensive than Burundi overall.

Restaurants: pay 79.3% more in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 30.6% less in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 40.9% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.8% more in Solomon Islands

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

Solomon Islands vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.3% more for restaurants

	Burundi	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 BIF8,032	$6.08 SBD50.04	+124.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.85 BIF11,408	$12.16 SBD100.08	+216.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 BIF5,042	$1.37 SBD11.26	-19.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 BIF3,282	$1.06 SBD8.76	-3.8%
Average			+79.3%

Burundi vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Burundi	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 BIF4,045	$1.49 SBD12.22	+8.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 BIF15,275	$1.99 SBD16.35	-61.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.10 BIF9,185	$9.73 SBD80.10	+214.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 BIF10,076	$5.49 SBD45.19	+61.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 BIF13,270	$3.92 SBD32.23	-12.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.66 BIF7,893	$3.20 SBD26.33	+20.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF653	$1.17 SBD9.65	+432.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 BIF2,324	$3.54 SBD29.14	+351.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BIF1,793	$1.50 SBD12.35	+148.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF653	$0.91 SBD7.49	+313.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 BIF783	$1.52 SBD12.48	+474.5%
Average			+177.5%

Burundi vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.6% less for transportation

	Burundi	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 BIF15,194	$4.90 SBD40.31	-4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 BIF88,980	$24.32 SBD200.16	-18.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.83 BIF103,292	$10.94 SBD90.07	-68.6%
Average			-30.6%

Burundi vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Burundi	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.81 BIF204,095	$88.16 SBD725.60	+28.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$483.63 BIF1,434,435	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	+13.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.14 BIF329,631	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	+474.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$325.45 SBD2,678.67
Average			+171.9%

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pay 40.9% less for childcare

	Burundi	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$105.93 BIF314,185	$97.28 SBD800.66	-8.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,592.87 BIF31,418,460	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	-73.6%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 32.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Burundi	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 BIF7,038	$1.82 SBD15.01	-23.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 BIF10,175	$3.13 SBD25.77	-8.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.43 BIF7,193	$4.01 SBD33.03	+65.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.12 BIF80,431	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.69 BIF5,027	$3.34 SBD27.52	+97.3%
Average			+32.8%

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	??	$20.59 SBD169.47
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$91.20 SBD750.62
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$77.01 SBD633.85
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$77.01 SBD633.85

Burundi vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of clothing

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