Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 97.9% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.10
|
$19.51
ISK2,708
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD123.94
|
$16.45
ISK2,283
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.39
|
$2.70
ISK375
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.92
|
$1.95
ISK271
|
|
pay 2.5% more for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.90
|
$3.16
ISK438
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.42
|
$6.72
ISK932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.08
|
$6.27
ISK870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.66
|
$6.03
ISK837
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.73
|
$7.60
ISK1,055
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.33
|
$1.13
ISK156
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.12
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.61
|
$1.15
ISK160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.49
|
$1.71
ISK238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.75
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.49
|
$0.68
ISK95
|
|
pay 89.8% more for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.48
|
$8.42
ISK1,169
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$68.29
ISK9,478
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,714.69
ISK5,511,605
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.24
|
$23.23
ISK3,224
|
|
pay 61.7% more for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$74.47
ISK10,335
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,792.39
|
$1,518.94
ISK210,798
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,453.41
|
$1,325.48
ISK183,950
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,549.37
|
$66.99
ISK9,297
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD991.53
|
$254.97
ISK35,384
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,830.57
|
$5,993.83
ISK831,823
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.79
|
$9.37
ISK1,301
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.79
|
$4.61
ISK640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.72
|
$11.22
ISK1,557
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$60.00
ISK8,327
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.70
|
$13.94
ISK1,935
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD203.26
|
$108.23
ISK15,020
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD743.65
|
$59.73
ISK8,290
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD793.22
|
$146.94
ISK20,392
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD743.65
|
$169.24
ISK23,487
|
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