Cost of living comparison
Russia is 8.6% cheaper than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Russia instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 39.3% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.83
|
$7.74
₽713.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.31
|
$4.69
₽432.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.37
|
$0.85
₽78.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.18
|
$0.41
₽37.75
|
|
pay 60.0% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.09
|
$0.54
₽49.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$72.82
|
$4.40
₽405.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$84.82
|
$3.48
₽320.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.72
|
$1.27
₽117.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.03
|
$1.79
₽164.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.78
|
$0.62
₽56.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.62
|
$0.56
₽51.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.10
|
$0.66
₽61.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.28
|
$1.03
₽94.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.09
|
$0.30
₽27.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.32
|
$0.25
₽23.31
|
|
pay 48.3% less for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.76
|
$2.37
₽218.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.36
₽1,783.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,226.85
₽2,877,086.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.41
₽313.95
|
|
pay 71.5% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,073,882.44
|
$6.56
₽604.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,922.61
|
$310.33
₽28,592.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,601.59
|
$214.38
₽19,751.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$69.84
₽6,435.17
|
|
pay 56.3% more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,018.47
|
$220.41
₽20,307.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,554.12
|
$4,693.93
₽432,474.97
|
|
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.19
|
$1.55
₽143.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$33.95
|
$1.73
₽159.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.59
|
$2.23
₽205.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$509.24
|
$31.55
₽2,907.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.65
|
$4.06
₽374.20
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Russia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.23
|
$62.85
₽5,791.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.11
|
$39.44
₽3,634.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$967.55
|
$79.13
₽7,290.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,018.47
|
$85.30
₽7,859.32
|
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