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Vietnam vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Vietnam is 8.4% cheaper than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 67.4% less in Vietnam
Groceries: pay 40.6% less in Vietnam
Transportation: pay 51.2% less in Vietnam
Housing: pay 71.3% less in Vietnam
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Vietnam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.6% less in Vietnam
Clothing: pay 7.1% less in Vietnam

Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Vietnam. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Vietnam.

Vietnam vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vietnam instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

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pay 67.4% less for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Vietnam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$1.88 ₫49,683	-69.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$4.13 ₫108,845	-66.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$0.53 ₫13,958	-61.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$0.29 ₫7,515	-73.2%
Average			-67.4%

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pay 40.6% less for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Vietnam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$0.86 ₫22,659	-42.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$5.32 ₫140,160	+167.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$5.20 ₫137,163	-46.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$1.45 ₫38,157	-73.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$1.56 ₫41,037	-60.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$1.18 ₫31,215	-63.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$0.47 ₫12,417	-59.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$0.58 ₫15,166	-83.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$0.49 ₫12,939	-67.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$0.46 ₫12,243	-49.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$0.47 ₫12,298	-69.2%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 51.2% less for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Vietnam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$3.19 ₫84,134	-34.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$6.64 ₫175,156	-72.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$33,225.24 ₫875,846,709
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$5.90 ₫155,607	-46.1%
Average			-51.2%

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pay 71.3% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	Vietnam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$8.68 ₫228,737	-90.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$310.38 ₫8,181,759	-43.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$223.57 ₫5,893,546	-65.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$43.27 ₫1,140,722	-86.7%
Average			-71.3%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Vietnam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$199.23 ₫5,251,819	+104.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$12,262.04 ₫323,238,187	+338.4%
Average			+221.6%

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pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Vietnam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$0.93 ₫24,541	-49.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$1.60 ₫42,129	-49.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$1.28 ₫33,698	-68.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$20.38 ₫537,204
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$3.19 ₫84,196	-4.5%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 7.1% less for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Vietnam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$31.66 ₫834,603	+53.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$21.29 ₫561,324	-76.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$72.72 ₫1,916,905	-5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$77.26 ₫2,036,773	+0.3%
Average			-7.1%

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