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United States vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

United States is 3.2 times more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 96.7% more in United States
Groceries: pay 28.0% more in United States
Transportation: pay 67.1% more in United States
Housing: pay 62.6% more in United States
Childcare: pay 11.3 times more in United States
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in United States
Clothing: pay 38.3% more in United States

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, housing, and clothing in United States are more expensive than in Solomon Islands. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in United States.

United States vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United States instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

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pay 96.7% more for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	United States
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$19.45	+219.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$11.12	-8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$2.56	+87.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$2.00	+88.4%
Average			+96.7%

Solomon Islands vs. United States - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.0% more for groceries

	Solomon Islands	United States
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$3.56	+139.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$6.50	+227.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$3.97	-59.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$4.27	-22.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$5.41	+38.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$2.37	-25.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$0.78	-33.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$2.04	-42.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$2.21	+47.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$1.34	+47.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$1.38	-8.7%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 67.1% more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	United States
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$3.41	-30.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$65.85	+170.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$32,336.38
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$17.61	+60.9%
Average			+67.1%

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pay 62.6% more for housing

	Solomon Islands	United States
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$68.97	-21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$1,664.59	+204.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$1,416.15	+121.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$150.19	-53.9%
Average			+62.6%

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pay 11.3 times more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	United States
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$1,387.27	+1326.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$23,196.46	+729.4%
Average			+1027.8%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	United States
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$5.84	+219.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$5.15	+64.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$9.90	+146.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$51.45
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$13.64	+307.8%
Average			+184.8%

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pay 38.3% more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	United States
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$51.08	+148.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$41.81	-54.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$87.56	+13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$112.04	+45.5%
Average			+38.3%

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