Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.3 times more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 45.4% more for restaurants
|
Solomon Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
$47.68
|
$15.00
kr2,051
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.79
$120.46
|
$12.33
kr1,686
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
$22.59
|
$2.20
kr301
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
$10.04
|
$2.00
kr274
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
|
Solomon Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
$12.55
|
$3.14
kr430
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.81
$71.78
|
$5.86
kr801
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
$77.90
|
$5.16
kr706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.81
$39.15
|
$5.51
kr754
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
$35.52
|
$7.10
kr971
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
$16.54
|
$1.19
kr163
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
$4.55
|
$1.08
kr148
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.80
$22.77
|
$1.13
kr155
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
$15.06
|
$1.70
kr233
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
$16.85
|
$1.01
kr139
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
$11.16
|
$0.66
kr91
|
|
pay 59.9% more for transportation
|
Solomon Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
$36.72
|
$7.21
kr986
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$85.09
kr11,636
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,857.83
kr3,809,558
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.37
kr2,922
|
|
pay 12.5% more for housing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$492,993.45
$4,015,421.82
|
$66.89
kr9,148
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,088.69
$8,867.39
|
$1,349.42
kr184,533
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.99
$4,015.42
|
$1,143.63
kr156,391
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.40
$614.12
|
$70.86
kr9,690
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Solomon Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.98
$455.92
|
$277.52
kr37,951
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,675.95
$54,375.50
|
$2,822.44
kr385,968
|
|
pay 61.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Solomon Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.31
$35.13
|
$7.85
kr1,074
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
$33.46
|
$4.10
kr561
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.94
$32.12
|
$11.37
kr1,555
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.17
$669.24
|
$63.31
kr8,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.39
$60.23
|
$11.69
kr1,599
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for clothing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$8.22
$66.92
|
$117.41
kr16,056
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.63
$70.27
|
$55.13
kr7,539
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.46
$451.73
|
$156.49
kr21,401
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.62
$501.93
|
$191.54
kr26,193
|
|
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