Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 17.3% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 16.5% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Senegal
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.96
F CFA583
|
|
pay 41.5% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$1.02
F CFA622
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$0.51
F CFA313
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 14.6% more for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
|
pay 29.7% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
|
pay 72.3% more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
|
pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Senegal
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Senegal
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
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