Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 16.7% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 29.8% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
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Georgia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$8.90
GEL23.77
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$7.88
GEL21.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$0.78
GEL2.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.39
GEL1.03
|
|
pay 47.0% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Georgia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$3.98
GEL10.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$7.46
GEL19.92
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$2.36
GEL6.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$2.92
GEL7.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$0.62
GEL1.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.80
GEL2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
$0.71
GEL1.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$0.85
GEL2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.36
GEL0.95
|
|
pay 6.6% more for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Georgia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$4.89
GEL13.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.43
GEL33.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,297.46
GEL48,854.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.48
GEL14.63
|
|
pay 52.5% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Georgia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$18.25
GEL48.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$514.58
GEL1,373.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$359.72
GEL960.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$57.56
GEL153.69
|
|
pay 6.1% more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$158.50
GEL423.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$2,916.93
GEL7,788.21
|
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pay 23.7% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Georgia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$1.37
GEL3.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$2.31
GEL6.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$3.01
GEL8.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$46.10
GEL123.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
$5.87
GEL15.68
|
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pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Georgia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$77.21
GEL206.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
$61.21
GEL163.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$124.49
GEL332.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$128.58
GEL343.32
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