Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 433.0 times more expensive than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 15.5% more for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
CRC4,798.93
|
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
CRC4,160.00
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
CRC880.27
|
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC766.94
|
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
|
pay 51.4% more for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
CRC953.72
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
CRC2,115.80
|
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CRC3,288.49
|
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
CRC1,341.18
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CRC1,996.79
|
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
CRC941.61
|
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CRC337.04
|
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
CRC640.35
|
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
CRC491.90
|
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
CRC470.99
|
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC550.90
|
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
|
pay 17.8% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
CRC2,845.81
|
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
CRC22,470.57
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
CRC13,164,933.21
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
CRC6,822.60
|
?? | |
pay 3025.5 times more for housing
Costa Rica
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
CRC27,087.53
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
CRC414,729.68
|
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
CRC266,135.01
|
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
CRC33,042.04
|
?? | |
pay 61.9% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
CRC186,907.13
|
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
CRC4,260,144.21
|
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
|
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
CRC1,468.60
|
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CRC1,491.02
|
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
CRC2,284.77
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
CRC28,516.86
|
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
CRC3,658.60
|
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
CRC33,947.80
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
CRC22,932.62
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
CRC51,524.68
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
CRC39,499.25
|
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
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