Cost of living comparison
Syria is 39.8% cheaper than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Syria instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 56.8% less for restaurants
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Solomon Islands
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD46.00
|
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
|
pay 65.4% less for groceries
|
Solomon Islands
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
$0.20
SYP508
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$0.33
SYP819
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
$0.22
SYP555
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.18
SYP447
|
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pay 13.7% less for transportation
|
Solomon Islands
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
|
pay 87.1% less for housing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
|
pay 33.6% less for childcare
|
Solomon Islands
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
|
pay 59.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Solomon Islands
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
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pay 37.8% more for clothing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
$63.29
SYP159,007
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