Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Tajikistan
  3. Solomon Islands
  4. Comparison
TJS
COMPARED TO
SBD

Solomon Islands is 291.5 times more expensive than Tajikistan.

If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Tajikistan, you would:
local_dining

pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

  Tajikistan help_outline Solomon Islands help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.19
TJS28.02
$6.01
$47.22
+88.7%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $4.90
TJS43.11
$14.46
$113.62
+195.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.45
TJS3.99
$2.71
$21.30
+498.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.29
TJS2.59
$1.21
$9.47
+309.9%
Average +273.0%
Tajikistan vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 5.0 times more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.33
TJS2.91
$1.27
$9.94
+282.2%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.10
TJS18.45
$9.04
$71.01
+331.0%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.19
TJS19.25
$11.41
$89.61
+421.1%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.16
TJS10.20
$5.06
$39.77
+336.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.23
TJS10.85
$4.26
$33.50
+245.6%
Apples (1 lb) $0.60
TJS5.32
$1.64
$12.88
+171.1%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.08
TJS9.48
$0.55
$4.29
-49.3%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.79
TJS6.94
$2.73
$21.47
+246.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.38
TJS3.32
$1.81
$14.20
+378.4%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.17
TJS1.47
$2.02
$15.89
+1107.9%
Onions (1 lb) $0.13
TJS1.12
$1.34
$10.52
+952.9%
Average +402.2%
Tajikistan vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 2.9 times more for transportation

  Tajikistan help_outline Solomon Islands help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.95
TJS25.95
$3.93
$30.87
+33.2%
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $12,911.22
TJS113,563.83
??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $3.43
TJS30.17
$15.64
$122.85
+355.9%
Average +194.5%
Tajikistan vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 2025.1 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $59.62
TJS524.44
$482,101.50
$3,787,383.60
+808459.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $187.86
TJS1,652.36
$1,123.89
$8,829.30
+498.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $101.28
TJS890.84
$481.19
$3,780.25
+375.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $18.78
TJS165.23
$73.73
$579.25
+292.5%
Average +202406.3%
Tajikistan vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 75.5% less for childcare

  Tajikistan help_outline Solomon Islands help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $117.62
TJS1,034.52
$54.74
$430.03
-53.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,906.41
TJS69,542.74
$198.87
$1,562.30
-97.5%
Average -75.5%
Tajikistan vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

  Tajikistan help_outline Solomon Islands help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.98
TJS8.62
$4.22
$33.14
+330.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.39
TJS12.21
$4.02
$31.56
+189.3%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $0.98
TJS8.62
??
Monthly membership at local gym $32.44
TJS285.36
$80.35
$631.23
+147.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $4.51
TJS39.66
$7.23
$56.81
+60.4%
Average +182.0%
Tajikistan vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 23.4% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $28.73
TJS252.69
$8.04
$63.12
-72.0%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $14.70
TJS129.32
$8.44
$66.28
-42.6%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $47.24
TJS415.49
$54.24
$426.08
+14.8%
Men's business shoes (leather) $56.68
TJS498.50
$60.26
$473.42
+6.3%
Average -23.4%
Tajikistan vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2020
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