Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 287.8 times more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 57.3% more for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$5.43
SBD46.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
|
pay 18.2% more for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
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pay 14.9% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 2008.0 times more for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
?? | |
pay 27.1% less for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
|
pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
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