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Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Saint Kitts and Nevis is 67.0% more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 95.7% more in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Groceries: pay 12.5% more in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Housing: pay 15.6% less in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.7% more in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Saint Kitts and Nevis

The cost of clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Saint Kitts and Nevis are more expensive than in Solomon Islands. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

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pay 95.7% more for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD49.53	$18.50 EC$50.00	+204.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD99.06	$13.98 EC$37.77	+14.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.14	$2.04 EC$5.50	+48.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.67	$2.28 EC$6.17	+114.6%
Average			+95.7%

Solomon Islands vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.5% more for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.10	$3.70 EC$10.00	+149.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.18	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD79.28	$9.25 EC$25.00	-4.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD44.73	$5.55 EC$15.00	+1.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD31.90	$4.20 EC$11.34	+7.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.06	$2.01 EC$5.44	-37.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.55	$1.39 EC$3.77	+19.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD28.85	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.22	$1.68 EC$4.54	+11.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.41	$1.01 EC$2.72	+10.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.36	$0.84 EC$2.27	-44.7%
Average			+12.5%

Solomon Islands vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD39.90	??
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD198.13	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD89.16	??

Solomon Islands vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of transportation

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pay 15.6% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD718.21	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,457.83	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	+27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,200.80	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	+1.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,651.39	$76.47 EC$206.67	-76.5%
Average			-15.6%

Solomon Islands vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD792.50	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD22,784.44	??

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pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD14.86	$2.22 EC$6.00	+21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.51	$3.70 EC$10.00	+18.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD32.69	??
Monthly membership at local gym	??	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.24	$6.29 EC$17.00	+88.1%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD167.75	$88.81 EC$240.00	+331.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD742.97	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD627.40	$129.51 EC$350.00	+68.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD627.40	??
Average			+199.8%

Solomon Islands vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of clothing

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