Cost of living comparison
India is 43.5% cheaper than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in India instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 75.1% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
India
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.79
|
$2.24
₹186.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.20
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.35
|
$0.41
₹34.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.18
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 74.5% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
India
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.08
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$72.76
|
$2.51
₹208.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$84.75
|
$2.48
₹206.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.69
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.00
|
$1.36
₹113.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.77
|
$0.83
₹69.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.62
|
$0.28
₹23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.08
|
$0.44
₹36.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.26
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.08
|
$0.16
₹13.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.31
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
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pay 4.2% more for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.73
|
$4.78
₹398.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.38
₹698.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.70
₹224.85
|
|
pay 88.5% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,070,527.70
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,918.55
|
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,596.98
|
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,528.96
|
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
India
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.16
|
$1.88
₹157.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$33.92
|
$1.40
₹116.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.56
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$508.82
|
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.62
|
$2.94
₹244.87
|
|
pay 38.2% more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
India
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.09
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.06
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$966.75
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
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