Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 6.0% cheaper than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
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Fiji
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$4.80
FJD10.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$7.15
FJD16.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$1.11
FJD2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.80
FJD1.80
|
|
pay 45.6% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Fiji
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$0.62
FJD1.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$5.01
FJD11.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$4.16
FJD9.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$2.20
FJD4.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$2.09
FJD4.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$1.03
FJD2.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.82
FJD1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
$1.08
FJD2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$0.85
FJD1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$0.58
FJD1.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.57
FJD1.28
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Fiji
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$4.68
FJD10.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.97
FJD78.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,383.55
FJD39,170.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.38
FJD9.88
|
|
pay 57.2% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Fiji
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$29.00
FJD65.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$491.27
FJD1,106.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$292.67
FJD659.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$35.85
FJD80.79
|
|
pay 70.7% more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$183.21
FJD412.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$6,847.61
FJD15,429.71
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Fiji
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$2.37
FJD5.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$2.49
FJD5.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$8.22
FJD18.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$17.78
FJD40.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
$3.93
FJD8.86
|
|
pay 36.1% more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Fiji
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$18.44
FJD41.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
$25.92
FJD58.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$55.34
FJD124.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$60.86
FJD137.13
|
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