Cost of living comparison
Belarus is 32.0% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Belarus instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
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Belarus
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD46.00
|
$7.76
BYN25.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
$4.84
BYN15.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
$0.75
BYN2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
|
pay 55.3% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
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Belarus
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
$3.27
BYN10.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
$2.94
BYN9.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
$1.34
BYN4.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
$1.78
BYN5.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
$0.88
BYN2.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
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pay 26.0% less for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Belarus
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
$3.40
BYN11.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.41
BYN53.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,188.13
BYN69,354.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.84
BYN19.12
|
|
pay 77.2% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Belarus
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
$12.49
BYN40.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
$253.76
BYN830.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
$164.77
BYN539.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$47.75
BYN156.29
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Belarus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
$713.88
BYN2,336.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
$9,807.37
BYN32,102.40
|
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pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Belarus
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
$0.96
BYN3.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
$1.67
BYN5.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
$1.70
BYN5.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
$29.31
BYN95.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
$4.24
BYN13.87
|
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pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Belarus
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
$61.92
BYN202.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
$37.03
BYN121.21
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
$82.08
BYN268.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
$92.90
BYN304.08
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