Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 764.1 times more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Chile, you would:
pay 45.5% more for restaurants
Chile
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
$5.43
SBD46.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Chile
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
Chile
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF599.2000
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
?? | |
pay 5341.5 times more for housing
Chile
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.3500
|
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.2200
|
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.3500
|
?? | |
pay 44.4% less for childcare
Chile
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.6600
|
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF169.8000
|
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
Chile
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6400
|
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.5600
|
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
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