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Solomon Islands vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 38.1% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 42.0% less in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 31.9% more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 62.2% less in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 5.5% less in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 93.2% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.1% less in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 24.5% less in Solomon Islands

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, clothing, and housing are lower in Solomon Islands.

Solomon Islands vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.0% less for restaurants

	London	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £19.99	$6.08 SBD50.04	-77.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.24	$12.16 SBD100.08	+10.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.33	$1.37 SBD11.26	-56.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$1.06 SBD8.76	-44.8%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 31.9% more for groceries

	London	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.61	$1.49 SBD12.22	-31.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.14	$1.99 SBD16.35	-64.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.92	$9.73 SBD80.10	+47.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.75	$5.49 SBD45.19	+9.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.95	$3.92 SBD32.23	-0.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$3.20 SBD26.33	+109.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$1.17 SBD9.65	+40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.07	$3.54 SBD29.14	+146.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$1.50 SBD12.35	-8.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.91 SBD7.49	+20.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$1.52 SBD12.48	+82.3%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 62.2% less for transportation

	London	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.33	$4.90 SBD40.31	-31.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £179.89	$24.32 SBD200.16	-89.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,267.08	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.74	$10.94 SBD90.07	-65.5%
Average			-62.2%

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pay 5.5% less for housing

	London	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.03	$88.16 SBD725.60	+105.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,305.63	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	-82.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,750.03	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	-72.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.33	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	+27.2%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 93.2% less for childcare

	London	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,855.25	$97.28 SBD800.66	-96.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,322.36	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	-90.2%
Average			-93.2%

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pay 71.1% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.50	$1.82 SBD15.01	-79.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$3.13 SBD25.77	-39.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £16.99	$4.01 SBD33.03	-82.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.57	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £14.99	$3.34 SBD27.52	-83.3%
Average			-71.1%

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pay 24.5% less for clothing

	London	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £86.83	$20.59 SBD169.47	-82.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £38.90	$91.20 SBD750.62	+75.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.20	$77.01 SBD633.85	-38.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.31	$77.01 SBD633.85	-52.1%
Average			-24.5%

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