Cost of living comparison

Solomon Islands

compared to

Aruba

Aruba vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Aruba is 45.6% more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 68.5% more in Aruba
Groceries: pay 6.1% less in Aruba
Transportation: pay 66.2% more in Aruba
Housing: pay 45.8% more in Aruba
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Aruba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Aruba
Clothing: pay 12.6% more in Aruba

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, housing, and clothing in Aruba are more expensive than in Solomon Islands. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Aruba.

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Aruba vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aruba instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

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pay 68.5% more for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Aruba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.82 SBD55.00	$20.08 AWG36.18	+194.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.40 SBD100.00	$10.39 AWG18.71	-16.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 SBD12.50	$2.28 AWG4.11	+47.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 SBD8.75	$1.96 AWG3.52	+80.3%
Average			+68.5%

Solomon Islands vs. Aruba - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.1% less for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Aruba
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 SBD12.08	$2.95 AWG5.31	+96.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.27 SBD26.33	$6.50 AWG11.71	+99.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.62 SBD77.60	$6.74 AWG12.15	-29.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 SBD45.20	$5.17 AWG9.31	-7.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 SBD31.18	$3.45 AWG6.21	-10.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.85 SBD23.02	$2.10 AWG3.78	-26.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 SBD9.64	$0.98 AWG1.77	-17.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.88 SBD31.30	$2.27 AWG4.09	-41.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 SBD13.61	$1.59 AWG2.86	-5.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 SBD7.17	$1.01 AWG1.82	+13.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.55 SBD12.47	$0.91 AWG1.64	-41.3%
Average			-6.1%

Solomon Islands vs. Aruba - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.2% more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Aruba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.99 SBD40.27	$9.17 AWG16.51	+83.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.80 SBD199.99	$30.00 AWG54.04	+21.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,598.79 SBD150K	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	+40.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.16 SBD90.00	$48.03 AWG86.51	+330.4%
Average			+66.2%

Solomon Islands vs. Aruba - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.8% more for housing

	Solomon Islands	Aruba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$89.89 SBD724.96	$95.25 AWG171.58	+6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	$1,027.78 AWG1,851.28	+15.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	$1,183.33 AWG2,131.48	+172.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	$187.84 AWG338.36	-43.4%
Average			+45.8%

Solomon Islands vs. Aruba - Cost of housing

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Aruba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.19 SBD799.96	$275.00 AWG495.34	+177.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	$13,223.55 AWG23,818.92	+363.7%
Average			+258.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Aruba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 SBD20.00	$5.64 AWG10.17	+127.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 SBD27.50	$4.73 AWG8.52	+38.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.15 SBD33.50	$10.00 AWG18.01	+140.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.20 SBD299.99	$62.22 AWG112.08	+67.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.34 SBD35.00	$11.94 AWG21.50	+175.1%
Average			+101.2%

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pay 12.6% more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Aruba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.28 SBD219.99	$60.00 AWG108.08	+120.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$92.99 SBD749.96	$57.85 AWG104.21	-37.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.13 SBD783.30	$114.41 AWG206.07	+17.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.29 SBD832.96	$102.90 AWG185.35	-0.4%
Average			+12.6%

Solomon Islands vs. Aruba - Cost of clothing

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