Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 7.7% cheaper than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.10
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD123.94
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.39
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.92
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 57.2% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.90
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.42
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.08
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.66
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.73
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.33
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.12
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.61
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.49
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.75
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.49
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 40.0% less for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.48
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.24
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 68.6% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,792.39
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,453.41
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,549.37
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD991.53
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,830.57
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.79
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.79
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.72
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.70
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 15.9% less for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD203.26
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD743.65
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD793.22
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD743.65
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
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