Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 560.2 times more expensive than Cyprus.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 23.8% more for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.29
|
$5.43
SBD46.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€7.03
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.78
|
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Cyprus
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.39
|
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.59
|
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.00
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.33
|
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
|
pay 23.0% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.57
|
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€41.23
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,826.46
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.38
|
?? | |
pay 3915.4 times more for housing
Cyprus
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.36
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€715.29
|
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€534.52
|
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€115.85
|
?? | |
pay 55.8% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€306.28
|
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,531.57
|
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
|
pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.14
|
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.19
|
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.54
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€48.90
|
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.42
|
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
|
pay 27.5% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€74.37
|
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.70
|
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€82.31
|
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€97.48
|
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
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