Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 416.1 times more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 20.7% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,587.34
|
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,984.17
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.29
|
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG297.63
|
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
|
pay 78.6% more for groceries
Haiti
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG221.53
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.12
|
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.09
|
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.76
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG784.96
|
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.28
|
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.00
|
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
|
pay 82.6% more for transportation
Haiti
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG332.44
|
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,629,740.43
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 2905.6 times more for housing
Haiti
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,955.66
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,115.40
|
?? | |
pay 13.3% less for childcare
Haiti
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,227.83
|
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,461.13
|
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
|
pay 31.4% more for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG595.25
|
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG365.76
|
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.56
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,198.84
|
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
|
pay 32.6% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Solomon Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,582.26
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,873.40
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,841.74
|
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
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