Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 998.2 times more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Finland, you would:
pay 10.1% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.89
|
$5.43
$45.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
$15.07
$127.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$2.41
$20.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$1.21
$10.22
|
|
pay 75.7% more for groceries
Finland
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
$1.43
$12.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.76
|
$8.62
$73.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$10.04
$85.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
$4.70
$39.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$4.27
$36.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.99
$16.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.55
$4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$2.73
$23.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$1.81
$15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$2.02
$17.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.34
$11.36
|
|
pay 48.5% less for transportation
Finland
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.35
|
$4.59
$38.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.46
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,735.60
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.44
|
?? | |
pay 6982.2 times more for housing
Finland
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
$482,280.24
$4,087,414.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€698.54
|
$582.76
$4,938.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€579.51
|
$663.14
$5,620.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.41
|
?? | |
pay 59.8% less for childcare
Finland
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€325.08
|
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,442.18
|
$3,617.10
$30,655.61
|
|
pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.67
|
$4.52
$38.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.92
|
$4.02
$34.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
$3.86
$32.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.25
|
$60.29
$510.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.24
|
$4.22
$35.76
|
|
pay 28.3% less for clothing
Finland
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.59
|
$21.10
$178.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€34.04
|
$7.23
$61.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.38
|
$114.54
$970.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.63
|
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
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