Cost of living comparison

Guatemala

compared to

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands vs. Guatemala Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 13.4% more expensive than Guatemala overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.8% more in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 43.9% more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 5.1% more in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 28.7% more in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 64.7% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.4% less in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 3.2% more in Solomon Islands

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Solomon Islands are more expensive than in Guatemala. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Solomon Islands.

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Solomon Islands vs. Guatemala Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Guatemala, you would:

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pay 22.8% more for restaurants

	Guatemala	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.81 GTQ52.10	$6.82 SBD55.00	+0.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GTQ60.11	$12.40 SBD100.00	+57.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 GTQ8.62	$1.55 SBD12.50	+37.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.27	$1.08 SBD8.75	+14.2%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 43.9% more for groceries

	Guatemala	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$3.06 GTQ23.38	$1.50 SBD12.08	-51.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.94 GTQ22.53	$3.27 SBD26.33	+10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 GTQ59.62	$9.62 SBD77.60	+23.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 GTQ18.82	$5.60 SBD45.20	+127.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.27 GTQ32.69	$3.87 SBD31.18	-9.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 GTQ13.56	$2.85 SBD23.02	+61.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.83	$1.20 SBD9.64	+56.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 GTQ9.90	$3.88 SBD31.30	+200.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 GTQ5.62	$1.69 SBD13.61	+129.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 GTQ5.25	$0.89 SBD7.17	+29.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 GTQ6.75	$1.55 SBD12.47	+75.3%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 5.1% more for transportation

	Guatemala	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 GTQ38.56	$4.99 SBD40.27	-0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.23 GTQ108.90	$24.80 SBD199.99	+74.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,199.77 GTQ193K	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-26.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$11.16 SBD90.00
Average			+5.1%

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pay 28.7% more for housing

	Guatemala	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.14 GTQ353.04	$89.89 SBD724.96	+94.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$851.18 GTQ6,513.21	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	+4.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.61 GTQ4,083.17	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	-18.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.82 GTQ381.19	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	+566.2%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 64.7% less for childcare

	Guatemala	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.40 GTQ2,604.78	$99.19 SBD799.96	-70.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,685.90 GTQ51,160.52	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	-57.3%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 GTQ25.05	$2.48 SBD20.00	-24.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 GTQ25.59	$3.41 SBD27.50	+2.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.99 GTQ30.56	$4.15 SBD33.50	+4.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.26 GTQ308.05	$37.20 SBD299.99	-7.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.48 GTQ49.59	$4.34 SBD35.00	-33.0%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 3.2% more for clothing

	Guatemala	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.92 GTQ359.05	$27.28 SBD219.99	-41.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.46 GTQ363.17	$92.99 SBD749.96	+95.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.97 GTQ803.21	$97.13 SBD783.30	-7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.86 GTQ733.50	$103.29 SBD832.96	+7.7%
Average			+3.2%

Guatemala vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of clothing

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