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Iceland vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 3.3 times more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Iceland
Groceries: pay 64.8% more in Iceland
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Iceland
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Iceland
Childcare: pay 7.2 times more in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1 times more in Iceland
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Iceland

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

Iceland vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Iceland instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$26.52 ISK3,394	+336.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$21.32 ISK2,728	+75.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$3.11 ISK398	+127.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$2.72 ISK348	+155.6%
Average			+173.6%

Solomon Islands vs. Iceland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.8% more for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Iceland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$3.80 ISK487	+156.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$9.44 ISK1,208	+375.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$7.78 ISK996	-20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$6.71 ISK859	+22.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$11.22 ISK1,436	+186.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$1.50 ISK191	-53.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$1.15 ISK147	-2.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$1.41 ISK181	-60.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$2.34 ISK300	+56.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$1.65 ISK211	+81.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$1.09 ISK140	-27.9%
Average			+64.8%

Solomon Islands vs. Iceland - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$9.65 ISK1,235	+97.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$79.56 ISK10,182	+227.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$49,144.25 ISK6,289,481
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$25.55 ISK3,270	+133.5%
Average			+152.6%

Solomon Islands vs. Iceland - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Solomon Islands	Iceland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$95.65 ISK12,241	+8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$2,289.17 ISK292,968	+318.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$1,830.04 ISK234,209	+186.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$65.15 ISK8,338	-80.0%
Average			+108.4%

Solomon Islands vs. Iceland - Cost of housing

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pay 7.2 times more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$334.67 ISK42,830	+244.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404	+998.1%
Average			+621.0%

Solomon Islands vs. Iceland - Cost of childcare

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pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$11.14 ISK1,426	+510.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$5.62 ISK720	+79.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$13.90 ISK1,778	+246.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$78.17 ISK10,004
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$16.75 ISK2,144	+401.0%
Average			+309.4%

Solomon Islands vs. Iceland - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Iceland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$130.91 ISK16,753	+535.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$61.83 ISK7,913	-32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$163.81 ISK20,965	+112.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$237.31 ISK30,371	+208.1%
Average			+206.1%

Solomon Islands vs. Iceland - Cost of clothing

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