Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 380.9 times more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE431.27
|
$5.43
$45.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE456.93
|
$15.07
$127.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE124.68
|
$2.41
$20.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE76.80
|
$1.21
$10.22
|
|
pay 99.1% more for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE152.44
|
$1.43
$12.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE292.88
|
$8.62
$73.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE399.74
|
$10.04
$85.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE253.17
|
$4.70
$39.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE286.13
|
$4.27
$36.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE117.83
|
$1.99
$16.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.10
|
$0.55
$4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE96.14
|
$2.73
$23.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE137.40
|
$1.81
$15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE63.33
|
$2.02
$17.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE70.24
|
$1.34
$11.36
|
|
pay 18.8% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE582.49
|
$4.59
$38.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,132.32
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,741,559.19
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,370.78
|
?? | |
pay 2657.7 times more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,236.91
|
$482,280.24
$4,087,414.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,807.24
|
$582.76
$4,938.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,735.21
|
$663.14
$5,620.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,349.66
|
?? | |
pay 59.2% more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,551.48
|
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE176,678.26
|
$3,617.10
$30,655.61
|
|
pay 61.2% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE315.03
|
$4.52
$38.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE134.00
|
$4.02
$34.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE469.62
|
$3.86
$32.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,215.41
|
$60.29
$510.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
$4.22
$35.76
|
|
pay 19.3% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
$21.10
$178.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
$7.23
$61.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,123.14
|
$114.54
$970.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,230.88
|
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
|
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