Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 673.2 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Solomon Islands
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$5.43
SBD46.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
Rwanda
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
?? | |
pay 4699.7 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
?? | |
pay 51.0% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
|
pay 82.3% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Solomon Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
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