Cost of living comparison
Chile is 13.2% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Chile instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 17.9% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
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Chile
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Chile
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$1.32
CLF0.0400
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 17.5% more for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,551.34
CLF597.1500
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
|
pay 54.8% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$30.10
CLF1.0200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$449.67
CLF15.3000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$387.32
CLF13.1800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$98.11
CLF3.3400
|
|
pay 98.2% more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$312.26
CLF10.6200
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$4,973.52
CLF169.2100
|
|
pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Chile
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
|
pay 87.4% more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Chile
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$47.97
CLF1.6300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$74.99
CLF2.5500
|
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