Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.2 times more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 90.7% more for restaurants
Solomon Islands
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Luxembourg
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$18.47
€17.13
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$12.80
€11.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$2.82
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
pay 3.9% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$2.85
€2.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$7.44
€6.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$5.75
€5.34
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$3.67
€3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$5.92
€5.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
$1.48
€1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$1.72
€1.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
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pay 32.6% more for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$6.08
€5.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.74
€22.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,288.34
€25,316.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$28.68
€26.61
|
|
pay 73.4% more for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$55.88
€51.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$1,700.62
€1,577.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$1,513.73
€1,404.36
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$166.86
€154.81
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$865.49
€802.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$12,306.85
€11,417.68
|
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pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$5.03
€4.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$7.68
€7.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$59.31
€55.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
$13.50
€12.52
|
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pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Luxembourg
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$78.15
€72.50
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
$43.32
€40.19
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$98.14
€91.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$115.79
€107.43
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