Cost of living comparison

Montenegro

compared to

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands vs. Montenegro Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 13.6% more expensive than Montenegro overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.7% less in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 99.8% more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 27.2% less in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 42.2% more in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 66.6% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% less in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 4.0% less in Solomon Islands

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

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Solomon Islands vs. Montenegro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.7% less for restaurants

	Montenegro	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.97	$6.82 SBD55.00	-39.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.63 €8.57	$12.40 SBD100.00	+28.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$1.55 SBD12.50	-32.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 €1.34	$1.08 SBD8.75	-27.9%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 99.8% more for groceries

	Montenegro	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 €0.89	$1.50 SBD12.08	+50.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 €3.84	$3.27 SBD26.33	-24.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.59 €4.08	$9.62 SBD77.60	+109.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.07 €2.73	$5.60 SBD45.20	+82.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.53 €3.14	$3.87 SBD31.18	+9.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.55	$2.85 SBD23.02	+364.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.66	$1.20 SBD9.64	+61.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.61	$3.88 SBD31.30	+470.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$1.69 SBD13.61	+48.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 €0.37	$0.89 SBD7.17	+116.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 €0.45	$1.55 SBD12.47	+208.6%
Average			+99.8%

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pay 27.2% less for transportation

	Montenegro	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.55 €5.83	$4.99 SBD40.27	-23.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.79 €32.75	$24.80 SBD199.99	-32.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,365.51 €26,136.36	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-36.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.81 €8.74	$11.16 SBD90.00	+13.7%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 42.2% more for housing

	Montenegro	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.12 €27.69	$89.89 SBD724.96	+188.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$612.92 €545.52	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	+45.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$466.81 €415.48	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	-7.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.23 €89.21	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	+231.1%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 66.6% less for childcare

	Montenegro	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$358.02 €318.65	$99.19 SBD799.96	-72.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,100.06 €6,319.31	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	-59.8%
Average			-66.6%

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pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Montenegro	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.94 €2.62	$2.48 SBD20.00	-15.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 €2.25	$3.41 SBD27.50	+34.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.18 €3.72	$4.15 SBD33.50	-0.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.64 €38.84	$37.20 SBD299.99	-14.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.10 €5.43	$4.34 SBD35.00	-28.9%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 4.0% less for clothing

	Montenegro	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.85 €75.52	$27.28 SBD219.99	-67.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.05 €32.98	$92.99 SBD749.96	+151.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.45 €76.94	$97.13 SBD783.30	+12.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.29 €98.17	$103.29 SBD832.96	-6.4%
Average			-4.0%

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