Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 21.3% cheaper than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
|
Solomon Islands
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.98
|
$4.18
₲31,135
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.73
|
$4.53
₲33,730
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.44
|
$1.01
₲7,493
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.22
|
$0.59
₲4,373
|
|
pay 62.5% less for groceries
|
Solomon Islands
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.13
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$73.06
|
$3.22
₲23,935
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$85.10
|
$2.98
₲22,171
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.85
|
$1.79
₲13,343
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.15
|
$1.69
₲12,567
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.84
|
$0.83
₲6,198
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.64
|
$0.44
₲3,281
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.18
|
$0.52
₲3,873
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.33
|
$0.63
₲4,660
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.15
|
$0.35
₲2,612
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.36
|
$0.33
₲2,483
|
|
pay 8.6% less for transportation
|
Solomon Islands
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.89
|
$4.19
₲31,213
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.43
₲174,356
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.04
₲89,565
|
|
pay 69.7% less for housing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,087,414.26
|
$20.67
₲153,812
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,938.96
|
$339.07
₲2,523,328
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,620.19
|
$217.13
₲1,615,847
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$43.32
₲322,415
|
|
pay 4.4% less for childcare
|
Solomon Islands
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,655.61
|
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
|
pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Solomon Islands
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.32
|
$1.19
₲8,822
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$34.06
|
$2.09
₲15,544
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.70
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$510.93
|
$28.67
₲213,380
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.76
|
$5.58
₲41,513
|
|
pay 85.5% more for clothing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.82
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.31
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$970.76
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
$74.96
₲557,835
|
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