Cost of living comparison

Solomon Islands

compared to

Jersey

Jersey vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Jersey is 99.1% more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Jersey
Groceries: pay 6.9% more in Jersey
Transportation: pay 81.7% more in Jersey
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Jersey
Childcare: pay 10.7 times more in Jersey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Jersey
Clothing: pay 64.3% more in Jersey

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

Jersey vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Jersey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.82 SBD55.00	$39.64 £29.74	+481.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.40 SBD100.00	$10.57 £7.93	-14.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 SBD12.50	$3.28 £2.46	+111.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 SBD8.75	$2.48 £1.86	+128.4%
Average			+144.4%

Solomon Islands vs. Jersey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.9% more for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Jersey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 SBD12.08	$2.75 £2.06	+83.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.27 SBD26.33	$3.60 £2.70	+10.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.62 SBD77.60	$8.51 £6.38	-11.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 SBD45.20	$6.26 £4.70	+11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 SBD31.18	$5.39 £4.05	+39.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.85 SBD23.02	$1.90 £1.43	-33.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 SBD9.64	$1.57 £1.18	+31.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.88 SBD31.30	$1.87 £1.40	-51.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 SBD13.61	$2.02 £1.52	+19.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 SBD7.17	$1.45 £1.08	+62.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.55 SBD12.47	$1.40 £1.05	-9.4%
Average			+6.9%

Solomon Islands vs. Jersey - Cost of groceries

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pay 81.7% more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Jersey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.99 SBD40.27	$7.81 £5.86	+56.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.80 SBD199.99	$68.71 £51.56	+177.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,598.79 SBD150K	$26,428.74 £19,829.48	+42.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.16 SBD90.00	$24.93 £18.70	+123.4%
Average			+81.7%

Solomon Islands vs. Jersey - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Solomon Islands	Jersey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$89.89 SBD724.96	$72.68 £54.53	-19.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	$1,838.45 £1,379.39	+106.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	$1,568.11 £1,176.55	+261.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	$243.20 £182.47	-26.7%
Average			+111.2%

Solomon Islands vs. Jersey - Cost of housing

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pay 10.7 times more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Jersey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.19 SBD799.96	$2,708.95 £2,032.52	+2631.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	$11,892.93 £8,923.27	+317.0%
Average			+967.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Jersey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 SBD20.00	$7.93 £5.95	+219.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 SBD27.50	$4.83 £3.63	+41.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.15 SBD33.50	$19.82 £14.87	+377.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.20 SBD299.99	$75.98 £57.01	+104.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.34 SBD35.00	$19.82 £14.87	+356.7%
Average			+176.4%

Solomon Islands vs. Jersey - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 64.3% more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Jersey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.28 SBD219.99	$103.51 £77.67	+279.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$92.99 SBD749.96	$72.68 £54.53	-21.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.13 SBD783.30	$118.93 £89.23	+22.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.29 SBD832.96	$207.03 £155.33	+100.4%
Average			+64.3%

Solomon Islands vs. Jersey - Cost of clothing

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