Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 562.6 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$5.43
SBD46.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Somalia
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS962
|
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS726
|
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS239
|
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS274
|
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
?? | |
pay 3924.5 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
?? | |
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
|
pay 91.4% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS640
|
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
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