Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 31.8% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 14.3% more for restaurants
Solomon Islands
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Sweden
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$10.47
SEK112.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$8.27
SEK89.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$1.80
SEK19.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$1.63
SEK17.53
|
|
pay 21.3% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$2.32
SEK25.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$4.47
SEK48.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$4.74
SEK51.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$3.01
SEK32.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$4.05
SEK43.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$1.20
SEK12.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$1.00
SEK10.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
$1.15
SEK12.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$1.57
SEK16.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$0.60
SEK6.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.60
SEK6.45
|
|
pay 57.2% more for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$7.21
SEK77.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$69.67
SEK751.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,170.07
SEK249,948.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.12
SEK238.67
|
|
pay 29.0% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$28.54
SEK307.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$736.74
SEK7,947.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$574.14
SEK6,193.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$61.61
SEK664.61
|
|
pay 2.2% less for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$129.63
SEK1,398.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$3,186.61
SEK34,375.76
|
|
pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Sweden
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$6.47
SEK69.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$3.66
SEK39.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$6.21
SEK66.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$36.95
SEK398.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
$12.40
SEK133.77
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$78.79
SEK849.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
$34.00
SEK366.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$80.12
SEK864.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$121.88
SEK1,314.80
|
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