Cost of living comparison
Poland is 6.0% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Poland instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 21.2% less for restaurants
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Solomon Islands
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.79
|
$6.88
zł27.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.20
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.35
|
$1.30
zł5.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.18
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
pay 55.9% less for groceries
|
Solomon Islands
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.08
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$72.76
|
$3.34
zł13.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$84.75
|
$2.82
zł11.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.69
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.00
|
$2.20
zł8.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.77
|
$0.38
zł1.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.62
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.08
|
$0.63
zł2.54
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.26
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.08
|
$0.29
zł1.19
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.31
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
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pay 23.8% more for transportation
|
Solomon Islands
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.73
|
$5.68
zł22.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
|
pay 52.1% less for housing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,070,527.70
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,918.55
|
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,596.98
|
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$148.56
zł600.92
|
|
pay 56.5% more for childcare
|
Solomon Islands
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$228.50
zł924.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,528.96
|
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Solomon Islands
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.16
|
$2.34
zł9.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$33.92
|
$2.45
zł9.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.56
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$508.82
|
$27.45
zł111.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.62
|
$5.63
zł22.76
|
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pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.09
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.06
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$966.75
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$75.24
zł304.33
|
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