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Solomon Islands vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 61.0% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.2% less in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 24.3% more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 23.4% less in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 83.7% more in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.7% more in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 4.0 times more in Solomon Islands

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

Solomon Islands vs. Sao Tome and Principe Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:

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pay 28.2% less for restaurants

	Sao Tome and Principe	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 STD650,623	$6.08 SBD50.04	-79.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 STD260,249	$12.16 SBD100.08	+4.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 STD42,768	$1.37 SBD11.26	-28.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 STD26,025	$1.06 SBD8.76	-8.9%
Average			-28.2%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.3% more for groceries

	Sao Tome and Principe	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 STD24,088	$1.49 SBD12.22	+37.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.22 STD227,718	$1.99 SBD16.35	-80.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.97 STD132,995	$9.73 SBD80.10	+63.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 STD113,503	$5.49 SBD45.19	+7.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.27 STD206,583	$3.92 SBD32.23	-57.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.12 STD47,219	$3.20 SBD26.33	+51.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 STD11,805	$1.17 SBD9.65	+121.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 STD41,316	$3.54 SBD29.14	+91.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 STD35,414	$1.50 SBD12.35	-5.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 STD26,561	$0.91 SBD7.49	-23.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 STD20,658	$1.52 SBD12.48	+63.6%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 23.4% less for transportation

	Sao Tome and Principe	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.40 STD142,518	$4.90 SBD40.31	-23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$24.32 SBD200.16
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.94 SBD90.07
Average			-23.4%

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pay 83.7% more for housing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.42 STD1,613,544	$88.16 SBD725.60	+21.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$350.40 STD7,807,473	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	+56.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.60 STD5,204,982	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	+173.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$325.45 SBD2,678.67
Average			+83.7%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sao Tome and Principe	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$97.28 SBD800.66
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93

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pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Tome and Principe	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 STD37,216	$1.82 SBD15.01	+9.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 STD52,050	$3.13 SBD25.77	+34.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 STD52,050	$4.01 SBD33.03	+71.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.38 STD832,797	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.02 STD468,448	$3.34 SBD27.52	-84.1%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 4.0 times more for clothing

	Sao Tome and Principe	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$20.59 SBD169.47
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$91.20 SBD750.62
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$77.01 SBD633.85
Men's business shoes (leather)	$19.16 STD426,809	$77.01 SBD633.85	+302.0%
Average			+302.0%

Sao Tome and Principe vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of clothing

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