Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 33.7% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
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Taiwan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD46.00
|
$3.59
NT$116.78
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
$4.92
NT$160.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
$0.95
NT$31.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.65
NT$21.13
|
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pay 6.9% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Taiwan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$2.04
NT$66.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
$7.52
NT$244.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
$11.74
NT$382.20
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
$2.75
NT$89.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
$3.63
NT$118.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
$2.03
NT$66.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.91
NT$29.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
$1.30
NT$42.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$1.46
NT$47.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
$1.15
NT$37.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$1.07
NT$34.75
|
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pay 15.5% less for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Taiwan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
$3.88
NT$126.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.38
NT$1,152.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,990.11
NT$1,074,355.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.61
NT$312.81
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Taiwan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
$23.53
NT$766.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
$354.11
NT$11,531.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
$268.52
NT$8,744.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$56.71
NT$1,846.67
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Taiwan
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
$460.31
NT$14,990.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
$11,465.74
NT$373,393.16
|
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pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Taiwan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
$1.86
NT$60.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
$2.74
NT$89.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
$3.84
NT$125.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
$38.91
NT$1,267.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
$9.51
NT$309.76
|
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pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Taiwan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
$66.92
NT$2,179.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
$31.08
NT$1,012.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
$79.12
NT$2,576.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
$112.81
NT$3,673.61
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