Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 324.4 times more expensive than California.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of California, you would:
pay 17.3% less for restaurants
California
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.70
|
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.02
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
|
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
|
pay 10.2% more for groceries
California
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.79
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.34
|
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
|
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.05
|
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
|
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
|
pay 6.2% less for transportation
California
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
|
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.08
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,571.45
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.49
|
?? | |
pay 2266.3 times more for housing
California
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.94
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,161.66
|
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,891.75
|
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.84
|
?? | |
pay 86.2% less for childcare
California
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,413.75
|
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,865.17
|
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
|
pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports
California
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.51
|
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.78
|
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.86
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.94
|
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.37
|
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
|
pay 23.0% less for clothing
California
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.43
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.58
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
|
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
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