Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 27.0% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 87.4% more in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 12.3% more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 12.8% less in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 82.7% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5% less in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 15.1% more in Solomon Islands

The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Solomon Islands are more expensive than in Taiwan. Expenses including childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Solomon Islands. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Solomon Islands.

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Solomon Islands vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 87.4% more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 NT$136.94	$6.82 SBD55.09	+59.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.99 NT$159.58	$12.40 SBD100.16	+148.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$30.41	$1.55 SBD12.52	+62.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.68	$1.08 SBD8.76	+67.7%
Average			+87.4%

Taiwan vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.3% more for groceries

	Taiwan	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NT$55.75	$1.50 SBD12.10	-14.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.75 NT$343.72	$3.27 SBD26.38	-69.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 NT$360.84	$9.62 SBD77.73	-14.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 NT$79.71	$5.60 SBD45.27	+124.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 NT$118.68	$3.87 SBD31.23	+4.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 NT$61.93	$2.85 SBD23.06	+47.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 NT$36.09	$1.20 SBD9.65	+5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 NT$43.50	$3.88 SBD31.35	+185.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 NT$46.48	$1.69 SBD13.63	+16.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.32	$0.89 SBD7.18	-17.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$30.56	$1.55 SBD12.49	+61.8%
Average			+12.3%

Taiwan vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.8% less for transportation

	Taiwan	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 NT$123.03	$4.99 SBD40.34	+29.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	$24.80 SBD200.32	-28.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,963.14 NT$1M	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-43.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 NT$271.68	$11.16 SBD90.15	+31.3%
Average			-12.8%

Taiwan vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Taiwan	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.08 NT$673.70	$89.89 SBD726.17	+326.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	$888.61 SBD7,178.25	+92.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	$433.97 SBD3,505.65	+49.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	$331.86 SBD2,680.79	+429.1%
Average			+110.2%

Taiwan vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 82.7% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	$99.19 SBD801.29	-81.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,498.18 NT$559K	$2,851.81 SBD23,037.16	-83.7%
Average			-82.7%

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pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$58.32	$2.48 SBD20.03	+35.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 NT$90.51	$3.41 SBD27.54	+20.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 NT$128.75	$4.15 SBD33.55	+3.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	$37.20 SBD300.48	-1.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.97 NT$318.70	$4.34 SBD35.06	-56.5%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 15.1% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	$27.28 SBD220.36	-55.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	$92.99 SBD751.21	+184.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	$97.13 SBD784.60	+23.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	$103.29 SBD834.35	+11.4%
Average			+15.1%

Taiwan vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of clothing

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