Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 30.5% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.7% more in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 70.5% more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 13.0% more in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 70.6% more in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 79.5% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0% more in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 22.8% less in Solomon Islands

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

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Solomon Islands vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.7% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$6.82 SBD54.89	+22.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$12.40 SBD99.80	+123.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$1.55 SBD12.47	+80.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$1.08 SBD8.73	+83.7%
Average			+63.7%

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pay 70.5% more for groceries

	Mongolia	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$1.50 SBD12.06	+50.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$3.27 SBD26.28	-47.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$9.62 SBD77.44	+75.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$5.60 SBD45.11	+166.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$3.87 SBD31.12	+74.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$2.85 SBD22.97	+105.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$1.20 SBD9.62	+9.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$3.88 SBD31.23	+129.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$1.69 SBD13.58	+22.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$0.89 SBD7.15	+169.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$1.55 SBD12.45	+221.7%
Average			+70.5%

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pay 13.0% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$4.99 SBD40.19	+15.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$24.80 SBD199.59	+48.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-30.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$11.16 SBD89.82	+129.5%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 70.6% more for housing

	Mongolia	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$89.89 SBD723.52	+559.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$888.61 SBD7,152.04	+56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$433.97 SBD3,492.86	-2.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$331.86 SBD2,671.01	+510.2%
Average			+70.6%

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pay 79.5% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$99.19 SBD798.37	-87.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$2,851.81 SBD22,953.06	-65.5%
Average			-79.5%

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pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$2.48 SBD19.96	+5.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$3.41 SBD27.44	+41.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$4.15 SBD33.43	+147.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$37.20 SBD299.39	-45.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$4.34 SBD34.93	+4.1%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 22.8% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$27.28 SBD219.55	-66.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$92.99 SBD748.47	+104.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$97.13 SBD781.73	-5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$103.29 SBD831.30	-44.9%
Average			-22.8%

Mongolia vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of clothing

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