Cost of living comparison

Solomon Islands

compared to

Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 83.0% more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.0% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 9.1% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 9.6 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 1.3% more in Hong Kong

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Solomon Islands. Notably, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

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pay 15.0% less for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.82 SBD54.95	$8.28 HK$64.98	+21.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.40 SBD99.92	$6.37 HK$49.99	-48.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 SBD12.49	$1.30 HK$10.23	-15.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 SBD8.74	$1.09 HK$8.59	+0.9%
Average			-15.0%

Solomon Islands vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.1% more for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 SBD12.07	$2.37 HK$18.58	+58.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.27 SBD26.31	$12.52 HK$98.20	+283.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.62 SBD77.54	$11.07 HK$86.89	+15.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 SBD45.16	$3.47 HK$27.19	-38.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 SBD31.16	$3.96 HK$31.05	+2.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.85 SBD23.00	$1.87 HK$14.69	-34.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 SBD9.63	$1.25 HK$9.78	+4.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.88 SBD31.27	$2.09 HK$16.41	-46.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 SBD13.60	$1.80 HK$14.11	+6.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 SBD7.16	$1.43 HK$11.25	+61.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.55 SBD12.46	$1.44 HK$11.31	-6.8%
Average			+9.1%

Solomon Islands vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.99 SBD40.24	$15.51 HK$121.69	+210.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.80 SBD199.83	$89.19 HK$699.80	+259.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,598.79 SBD150K	$44,597.12 HK$350K	+139.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.16 SBD89.92	$14.40 HK$112.97	+29.0%
Average			+173.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Solomon Islands	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$89.89 SBD724.39	$21.52 HK$168.85	-76.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$888.61 SBD7,160.59	$2,207.41 HK$17,318.98	+148.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$433.97 SBD3,497.03	$1,690.00 HK$13,259.46	+289.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$331.86 SBD2,674.20	$190.59 HK$1,495.38	-42.6%
Average			+112.4%

Solomon Islands vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 9.6 times more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.19 SBD799.32	$1,171.99 HK$9,195.28	+1081.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,851.81 SBD22,980.51	$22,295.74 HK$175K	+681.8%
Average			+861.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 SBD19.98	$7.65 HK$59.98	+208.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 SBD27.48	$5.04 HK$39.55	+47.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.15 SBD33.47	$13.38 HK$104.97	+222.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.20 SBD299.75	$93.07 HK$730.22	+150.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.34 SBD34.97	$13.70 HK$107.47	+215.6%
Average			+155.2%

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pay 1.3% more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.28 SBD219.81	$67.63 HK$530.62	+147.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$92.99 SBD749.36	$41.11 HK$322.53	-55.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.13 SBD782.67	$80.54 HK$631.90	-17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.29 SBD832.29	$119.85 HK$940.36	+16.0%
Average			+1.3%

Solomon Islands vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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