Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 7.7% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
|
Solomon Islands
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
$45.99
|
$3.47
₱175.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.79
$116.19
|
$3.00
₱151.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
$21.79
|
$0.74
₱37.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
$9.68
|
$0.44
₱22.30
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
|
Solomon Islands
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
$12.10
|
$1.18
₱59.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.81
$69.23
|
$2.85
₱144.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
$75.14
|
$6.55
₱331.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.81
$37.76
|
$1.70
₱85.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
$34.26
|
$1.79
₱90.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
$15.96
|
$1.10
₱55.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
$4.39
|
$0.66
₱33.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.80
$21.96
|
$1.02
₱51.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
$14.52
|
$0.61
₱30.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
$16.25
|
$0.77
₱38.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
$10.76
|
$0.86
₱43.53
|
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pay 12.8% more for transportation
|
Solomon Islands
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
$35.41
|
$5.08
₱256.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.75
₱543.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,686.73
₱1,247,667.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.54
₱178.79
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$492,993.45
$3,872,950.66
|
$42.64
₱2,155.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,088.69
$8,552.77
|
$370.81
₱18,740.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.99
$3,872.95
|
$200.85
₱10,150.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.40
$592.33
|
$73.94
₱3,736.87
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Solomon Islands
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.98
$439.74
|
$194.13
₱9,811.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,675.95
$52,446.21
|
$6,562.73
₱331,680.26
|
|
pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Solomon Islands
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.31
$33.89
|
$1.36
₱68.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
$32.27
|
$2.39
₱120.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.94
$30.98
|
$2.41
₱121.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.17
$645.49
|
$36.90
₱1,864.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.39
$58.09
|
$4.73
₱239.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$8.22
$64.55
|
$36.75
₱1,857.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.63
$67.78
|
$24.32
₱1,229.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.46
$435.71
|
$67.35
₱3,403.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.62
$484.12
|
$52.31
₱2,643.74
|
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