Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 395.2 times more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 30.6% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
$5.43
SBD46.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
|
pay 25.2% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
?? | |
pay 2759.1 times more for housing
Lebanon
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
?? | |
pay 41.8% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
|
pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
|
pay 41.6% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
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