Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 660.3 times more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Greece, you would:
pay 32.0% more for restaurants
Greece
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.92
|
$5.43
$45.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.59
|
$15.07
$127.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$2.41
$20.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.21
$10.18
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Greece
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.43
$12.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.66
|
$8.62
$72.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.28
|
$10.04
$84.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
$4.70
$39.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.41
|
$4.27
$36.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.99
$16.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.55
$4.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$2.73
$23.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$1.81
$15.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$2.02
$17.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$1.34
$11.31
|
|
pay 47.9% less for transportation
Greece
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.26
|
$4.59
$38.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.74
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,781.60
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.22
|
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pay 4616.1 times more for housing
Greece
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.67
|
$482,280.24
$4,070,527.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€402.56
|
$582.76
$4,918.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€336.28
|
$663.14
$5,596.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€161.37
|
?? | |
pay 55.5% less for childcare
Greece
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€319.91
|
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,307.30
|
$3,617.10
$30,528.96
|
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$4.52
$38.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.12
|
$4.02
$33.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
$3.86
$32.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.41
|
$60.29
$508.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.30
|
$4.22
$35.62
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
Greece
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.62
|
$21.10
$178.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.15
|
$7.23
$61.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.98
|
$114.54
$966.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€93.04
|
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
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