Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 40.6% cheaper than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.98
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.73
|
$5.00
SOS2,865
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.44
|
$0.62
SOS358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.22
|
$0.42
SOS243
|
|
pay 46.3% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.13
|
$1.16
SOS667
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$73.06
|
$2.48
SOS1,420
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$85.10
|
$5.32
SOS3,050
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.85
|
$2.27
SOS1,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.15
|
$1.89
SOS1,081
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.84
|
$1.68
SOS964
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.64
|
$0.67
SOS381
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.18
|
$1.27
SOS728
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.33
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.15
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.36
|
$0.48
SOS277
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.89
|
$3.85
SOS2,205
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.50
SOS24,349
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$8,375.00
SOS4,798,125
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.60
SOS5,500
|
|
pay 84.3% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,087,414.26
|
$41.00
SOS23,489
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,938.96
|
$197.57
SOS113,191
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,620.19
|
$86.54
SOS49,581
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$71.50
SOS40,963
|
|
pay 65.3% less for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
$51.88
SOS29,720
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,655.61
|
$950.00
SOS544,265
|
|
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.32
|
$8.00
SOS4,583
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$34.06
|
$1.12
SOS641
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.70
|
$1.93
SOS1,103
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$510.93
|
$25.62
SOS14,681
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.76
|
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
|
pay 7.5% more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.82
|
$18.04
SOS10,336
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.31
|
$20.50
SOS11,745
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$970.76
|
$21.33
SOS12,222
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
$51.17
SOS29,314
|
|
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