Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 847.6 times more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 41.1% more for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€8.03
|
$5.43
$45.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
$15.07
$127.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$2.41
$20.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.30
|
$1.21
$10.22
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
$1.43
$12.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.64
|
$8.62
$73.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$10.04
$85.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.58
|
$4.70
$39.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.74
|
$4.27
$36.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.99
$16.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.55
$4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$2.73
$23.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.81
$15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$2.02
$17.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$1.34
$11.36
|
|
pay 25.7% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.79
|
$4.59
$38.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.66
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,883.78
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.63
|
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pay 5925.6 times more for housing
Montenegro
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.46
|
$482,280.24
$4,087,414.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€477.24
|
$582.76
$4,938.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€340.52
|
$663.14
$5,620.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€79.44
|
?? | |
pay 56.3% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€227.87
|
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,974.56
|
$3,617.10
$30,655.61
|
|
pay 53.7% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$4.52
$38.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.60
|
$4.02
$34.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.76
|
$3.86
$32.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.53
|
$60.29
$510.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.67
|
$4.22
$35.76
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.85
|
$21.10
$178.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.79
|
$7.23
$61.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€81.41
|
$114.54
$970.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€114.62
|
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
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