Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 27.9% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 21.8% more for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 5.5% more for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 46.5% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
?? |
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
?? | |
pay 75.4% more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
?? | |
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