Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 39.5% cheaper than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Colombia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD46.00
|
$2.71
COP10,566.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
$5.26
COP20,511.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
$0.60
COP2,346.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.46
COP1,789.21
|
|
pay 67.8% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Colombia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$0.87
COP3,403.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
$1.61
COP6,279.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
$3.28
COP12,778.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
$1.65
COP6,438.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
$1.55
COP6,065.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
$0.83
COP3,242.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.29
COP1,145.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
$0.37
COP1,433.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$0.40
COP1,545.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
$0.30
COP1,185.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.33
COP1,304.23
|
|
pay 55.6% less for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
$2.04
COP7,941.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.61
COP92,123.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,617.95
COP57,028,221.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.28
COP44,005.36
|
|
pay 79.2% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
$21.37
COP83,385.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
$208.57
COP813,679.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
$176.18
COP687,332.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$46.64
COP181,953.53
|
|
pay 15.2% less for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
$104.33
COP407,035.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
$3,004.13
COP11,719,838.85
|
|
pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
$0.90
COP3,494.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
$1.21
COP4,703.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
$1.90
COP7,401.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
$18.34
COP71,552.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
$2.91
COP11,365.17
|
|
pay 64.9% more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
$40.50
COP157,991.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
$27.32
COP106,599.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
$60.30
COP235,231.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
$45.16
COP176,173.49
|
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