Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 10.6% cheaper than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 18.3% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.79
|
$7.99
Bs79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.20
|
$8.68
Bs86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.35
|
$1.17
Bs11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.18
|
$0.88
Bs8.79
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.08
|
$1.84
Bs18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$72.76
|
$2.19
Bs21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$84.75
|
$6.36
Bs63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.69
|
$2.09
Bs20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.00
|
$2.45
Bs24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.77
|
$1.99
Bs19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.62
|
$0.46
Bs4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.08
|
$0.57
Bs5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.26
|
$0.70
Bs6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.08
|
$0.56
Bs5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.31
|
$0.79
Bs7.92
|
|
pay 58.7% less for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.73
|
$1.90
Bs18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.75
Bs376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,166.67
Bs310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.10
Bs260.30
|
|
pay 82.5% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,070,527.70
|
$39.45
Bs393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,918.55
|
$172.69
Bs1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,596.98
|
$151.81
Bs1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$14.14
Bs141.06
|
|
pay 30.5% more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$61.35
Bs611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,528.96
|
$7,600.00
Bs75,806.21
|
|
pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.16
|
$1.30
Bs12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$33.92
|
$1.61
Bs16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.56
|
$3.77
Bs37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$508.82
|
$33.33
Bs332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.62
|
$5.39
Bs53.75
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.09
|
$52.98
Bs528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.06
|
$38.48
Bs383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$966.75
|
$68.40
Bs682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,017.63
|
$72.31
Bs721.21
|
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