Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 38.9% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 7.7% more for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Estonia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.98
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.73
|
$7.18
€6.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.44
|
$2.07
€1.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.22
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
pay 45.0% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Estonia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.13
|
$1.09
€1.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$73.06
|
$4.82
€4.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$85.10
|
$3.70
€3.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.85
|
$2.30
€2.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.15
|
$3.18
€2.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.84
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.64
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.18
|
$1.00
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.33
|
$1.24
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.15
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.36
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
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pay 58.4% more for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Estonia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.89
|
$7.27
€6.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.31
€21.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,266.22
€21,829.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.59
€9.00
|
|
pay 58.6% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,087,414.26
|
$27.10
€25.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,938.96
|
$423.38
€397.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,620.19
|
$342.21
€321.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$207.34
€194.54
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
$188.83
€177.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,655.61
|
$11,455.31
€10,747.95
|
|
pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.32
|
$4.34
€4.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$34.06
|
$3.02
€2.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.70
|
$5.39
€5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$510.93
|
$47.88
€44.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.76
|
$8.34
€7.83
|
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pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Estonia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.82
|
$83.50
€78.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.31
|
$34.16
€32.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$970.76
|
$79.54
€74.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
$103.03
€96.66
|
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