Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 58.1% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 44.1% more for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Uruguay
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD46.00
|
$14.85
UYU566.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
$10.53
UYU401.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
$2.29
UYU87.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$1.66
UYU63.49
|
|
pay 15.9% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Uruguay
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$2.03
UYU77.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
$5.05
UYU192.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
$4.04
UYU154.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
$3.14
UYU119.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
$4.93
UYU188.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
$1.08
UYU41.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$1.39
UYU53.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
$0.73
UYU28.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$1.20
UYU45.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
$0.80
UYU30.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.81
UYU30.92
|
|
pay 54.8% more for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Uruguay
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
$7.10
UYU271.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.05
UYU1,834.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,679.53
UYU1,400,217.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.61
UYU633.99
|
|
pay 51.4% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Uruguay
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
$37.95
UYU1,448.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
$510.80
UYU19,499.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
$384.82
UYU14,690.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$93.98
UYU3,587.77
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Uruguay
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
$389.18
UYU14,856.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
$6,681.58
UYU255,065.23
|
|
pay 21.7% more for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Uruguay
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
$3.62
UYU138.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
$3.84
UYU146.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
$4.82
UYU184.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
$49.95
UYU1,906.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
$9.51
UYU362.87
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Uruguay
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
$92.12
UYU3,516.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
$41.63
UYU1,589.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
$107.70
UYU4,111.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
$109.72
UYU4,188.33
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