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Sri Lanka vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 39.8% cheaper than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.4% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 30.6% less in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 48.1% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 73.8% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 74.2% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.6% more in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 33.2% less in Sri Lanka

Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

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pay 47.4% less for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	-40.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	-35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$0.73 LKR224.32	-46.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$0.35 LKR106.15	-67.5%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 30.6% less for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$0.48 LKR147.07	-67.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	+188.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	-38.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$1.94 LKR597.37	-64.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$2.05 LKR629.94	-47.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$2.40 LKR736.93	-25.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$0.44 LKR136.48	-62.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$2.17 LKR665.91	-38.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$0.55 LKR168.43	-63.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$0.45 LKR139.78	-50.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$0.51 LKR155.98	-66.5%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 48.1% less for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	-16.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	-55.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$3.00 LKR921.91	-72.6%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 73.8% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	-85.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	-47.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	-72.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	-90.3%
Average			-73.8%

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pay 74.2% less for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	-65.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	-83.3%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$2.08 LKR639.65	+14.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$2.39 LKR735.74	-23.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	+130.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$15.04 LKR4,620.30
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$3.12 LKR959.48	-6.6%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 33.2% less for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	+21.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	-81.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	-18.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	-54.5%
Average			-33.2%

Solomon Islands vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of clothing

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