Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 39.7% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 1.7% more for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$9.60
€8.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$6.46
€6.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
pay 47.5% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$4.50
€4.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$5.00
€4.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$2.81
€2.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 43.2% more for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$6.57
€6.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.24
€28.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,112.58
€21,463.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.67
€6.19
|
|
pay 61.9% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$13.14
€12.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$411.89
€382.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$288.97
€268.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$146.55
€136.09
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$398.36
€369.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$6,476.89
€6,014.77
|
|
pay 3.2% more for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$2.65
€2.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$4.68
€4.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$35.04
€32.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
$7.90
€7.33
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$78.17
€72.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
$43.64
€40.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$78.57
€72.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$115.33
€107.10
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Lithuania or Solomon Islands. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.