Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 644.3 times more expensive than Malta.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Malta, you would:
pay 1.2% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.76
|
$5.43
$45.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.84
|
$15.07
$127.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.96
|
$2.41
$20.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$1.21
$10.18
|
|
pay 68.2% more for groceries
Malta
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.11
|
$1.43
$12.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$8.62
$72.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$10.04
$84.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.46
|
$4.70
$39.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.32
|
$4.27
$36.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.12
|
$1.99
$16.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.55
$4.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$2.73
$23.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$1.81
$15.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$2.02
$17.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.34
$11.31
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
Malta
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.34
|
$4.59
$38.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.39
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,542.81
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.52
|
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pay 4504.8 times more for housing
Malta
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.47
|
$482,280.24
$4,070,527.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€857.73
|
$582.76
$4,918.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€684.53
|
$663.14
$5,596.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.63
|
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pay 62.9% less for childcare
Malta
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€371.08
|
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,745.65
|
$3,617.10
$30,528.96
|
|
pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.90
|
$4.52
$38.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.32
|
$4.02
$33.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.80
|
$3.86
$32.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.28
|
$60.29
$508.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.65
|
$4.22
$35.62
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
Malta
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€77.15
|
$21.10
$178.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.60
|
$7.23
$61.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
$114.54
$966.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€107.20
|
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
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