Cost of living comparison

Solomon Islands

compared to

Italy

Italy vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Italy is 17.4% more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 68.4% more in Italy
Groceries: pay 18.5% less in Italy
Transportation: pay 71.7% more in Italy
Housing: pay 13.1% less in Italy
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in Italy
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.0% more in Italy
Clothing: pay 13.5% more in Italy

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Italy are more expensive than in Solomon Islands. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Italy. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Italy.

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Italy vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.4% more for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Italy
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.82 SBD55.00	$18.81 €16.74	+175.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.40 SBD100.00	$11.59 €10.31	-6.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 SBD12.50	$2.95 €2.62	+90.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 SBD8.75	$1.38 €1.23	+27.4%
Average			+68.4%

Solomon Islands vs. Italy - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.5% less for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Italy
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 SBD12.08	$2.19 €1.95	+46.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.27 SBD26.33	$8.58 €7.64	+162.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.62 SBD77.60	$5.84 €5.20	-39.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 SBD45.20	$4.02 €3.58	-28.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 SBD31.18	$5.65 €5.02	+46.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.85 SBD23.02	$1.15 €1.02	-59.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 SBD9.64	$0.96 €0.85	-19.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.88 SBD31.30	$1.19 €1.06	-69.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 SBD13.61	$1.45 €1.29	-13.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 SBD7.17	$0.86 €0.76	-3.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.55 SBD12.47	$0.81 €0.72	-47.4%
Average			-18.5%

Solomon Islands vs. Italy - Cost of groceries

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pay 71.7% more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Italy
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.99 SBD40.27	$7.75 €6.90	+55.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.80 SBD199.99	$43.51 €38.72	+75.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,598.79 SBD150K	$34,598.57 €30,793.97	+86.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.16 SBD90.00	$20.27 €18.04	+81.6%
Average			+71.7%

Solomon Islands vs. Italy - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.1% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	Italy
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$89.89 SBD724.96	$30.01 €26.71	-66.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	$723.52 €643.96	-18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	$562.80 €500.92	+29.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	$162.38 €144.52	-51.1%
Average			-13.1%

Solomon Islands vs. Italy - Cost of housing

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Italy
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.19 SBD799.96	$542.33 €482.69	+446.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	$10,535.75 €9,377.19	+269.4%
Average			+349.4%

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pay 52.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Italy
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 SBD20.00	$5.64 €5.02	+127.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 SBD27.50	$1.96 €1.74	-42.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.15 SBD33.50	$6.73 €5.99	+62.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.20 SBD299.99	$55.93 €49.78	+50.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.34 SBD35.00	$10.26 €9.13	+136.5%
Average			+52.0%

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pay 13.5% more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Italy
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.28 SBD219.99	$86.42 €76.92	+216.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$92.99 SBD749.96	$38.24 €34.03	-58.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.13 SBD783.30	$99.86 €88.88	+2.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.29 SBD832.96	$127.82 €113.76	+23.8%
Average			+13.5%

Solomon Islands vs. Italy - Cost of clothing

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