Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 69.6% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 2.2% more for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Solomon Islands
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$5.43
SBD46.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
|
pay 34.6% more for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
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pay 0.2% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Solomon Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
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