Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 2.2 times more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 50.0% more for restaurants
Solomon Islands
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Gibraltar
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD46.00
|
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Gibraltar
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
|
pay 14.1% more for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Gibraltar
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,381.44
GIP26,607.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
|
pay 79.3% more for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Gibraltar
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
$51.65
GIP41.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$84.77
GIP67.57
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
$897.07
GIP715.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
$11,592.94
GIP9,240.35
|
|
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Gibraltar
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
$10.56
GIP8.42
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Gibraltar
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
$122.27
GIP97.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
$40.76
GIP32.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
$125.94
GIP100.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
$93.16
GIP74.25
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