Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 15.4% cheaper than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 35.3% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.98
|
$7.74
R145.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.73
|
$3.92
R73.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.44
|
$0.87
R16.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.22
|
$0.65
R12.23
|
|
pay 58.7% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.13
|
$0.82
R15.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$73.06
|
$3.09
R58.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$85.10
|
$3.51
R65.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.85
|
$1.71
R32.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.15
|
$1.85
R34.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.84
|
$0.61
R11.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.64
|
$0.57
R10.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.18
|
$0.59
R11.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.33
|
$0.59
R10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.15
|
$0.47
R8.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.36
|
$0.47
R8.73
|
|
pay 1.3% more for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.89
|
$4.65
R87.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.67
R763.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,011.69
R338,261.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.53
R141.48
|
|
pay 64.5% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,087,414.26
|
$48.06
R902.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,938.96
|
$341.02
R6,404.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,620.19
|
$317.79
R5,968.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$80.15
R1,505.22
|
|
pay 7.8% more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
$157.19
R2,951.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,655.61
|
$3,082.89
R57,897.01
|
|
pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.32
|
$1.70
R31.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$34.06
|
$1.67
R31.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.70
|
$2.56
R48.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$510.93
|
$30.74
R577.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.76
|
$5.40
R101.36
|
|
pay 76.9% more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
South Africa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.82
|
$43.19
R811.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.31
|
$26.96
R506.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$970.76
|
$80.72
R1,515.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
$71.81
R1,348.60
|
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