Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 614.4 times more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 90.2% more for restaurants
Suriname
|
Solomon Islands
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
SRD165.11
|
$5.43
SBD46.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
SRD259.71
|
$15.07
SBD127.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SRD31.82
|
$2.41
SBD20.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SRD21.05
|
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Suriname
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
SRD40.33
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
SRD169.84
|
$8.62
SBD73.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
SRD151.19
|
$10.04
SBD85.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
SRD71.67
|
$4.70
SBD39.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
SRD52.47
|
$4.27
SBD36.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
SRD65.48
|
$1.99
SBD16.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
SRD20.08
|
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
SRD27.58
|
$2.73
SBD23.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
SRD32.90
|
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SRD15.82
|
$2.02
SBD17.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
SRD12.63
|
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
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pay 44.7% more for transportation
Suriname
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
SRD107.70
|
$4.59
SBD38.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD3,057.21
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
SRD1,019,070.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
SRD876.53
|
?? | |
pay 4288.3 times more for housing
Suriname
|
Solomon Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
SRD1,273.84
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,089,242.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
SRD13,787.67
|
$582.76
SBD4,941.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
SRD8,473.16
|
$663.14
SBD5,622.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
SRD2,695.04
|
?? | |
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
SRD3,311.98
|
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
SRD16,984.50
|
$3,617.10
SBD30,669.32
|
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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SRD50.95
|
$4.52
SBD38.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
SRD67.94
|
$4.02
SBD34.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
SRD178.19
|
$3.86
SBD32.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
SRD464.59
|
$60.29
SBD511.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
SRD153.35
|
$4.22
SBD35.78
|
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pay 39.7% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
SRD1,768.97
|
$21.10
SBD178.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
SRD1,562.31
|
$7.23
SBD61.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
SRD3,368.09
|
$114.54
SBD971.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
SRD5,887.96
|
$120.57
SBD1,022.31
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