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Solomon Islands vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 25.6% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.1% more in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 20.4% more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 61.8% less in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 25.0% more in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.0% less in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 20.0% less in Solomon Islands

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

Solomon Islands vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.1% more for restaurants

	Yemen	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.57 YER1,805	$6.08 SBD50.04	-19.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.77 YER2,328	$12.16 SBD100.08	+24.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 YER335	$1.37 SBD11.26	-2.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 YER174	$1.06 SBD8.76	+46.1%
Average			+12.1%

Yemen vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.4% more for groceries

	Yemen	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 YER341	$1.49 SBD12.22	+3.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 YER1,006	$1.99 SBD16.35	-52.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.19 YER2,190	$9.73 SBD80.10	+5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 YER1,254	$5.49 SBD45.19	+4.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.83 YER1,152	$3.92 SBD32.23	-19.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 YER598	$3.20 SBD26.33	+27.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 YER194	$1.17 SBD9.65	+44.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 YER433	$3.54 SBD29.14	+94.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 YER244	$1.50 SBD12.35	+46.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 YER231	$0.91 SBD7.49	-6.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 YER206	$1.52 SBD12.48	+75.4%
Average			+20.4%

Yemen vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.8% less for transportation

	Yemen	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,531	$4.90 SBD40.31	-53.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.08 YER19,088	$24.32 SBD200.16	-69.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.63 YER6,825	$10.94 SBD90.07	-61.8%
Average			-61.8%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Yemen	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.76 YER18,534	$88.16 SBD725.60	+13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$232.18 YER55,340	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	+135.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.92 YER39,546	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	+284.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.78 YER13,773	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	+463.2%
Average			+224.3%

Yemen vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 25.0% more for childcare

	Yemen	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$77.38 YER18,443	$97.28 SBD800.66	+25.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,249.75 YER536,229	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	+24.3%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 YER544	$1.82 SBD15.01	-20.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 YER824	$3.13 SBD25.77	-9.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.66 YER1,111	$4.01 SBD33.03	-13.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.76 YER15,674	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 YER1,344	$3.34 SBD27.52	-40.7%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 20.0% less for clothing

	Yemen	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.93 YER12,616	$20.59 SBD169.47	-61.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$112.92 YER26,915	$91.20 SBD750.62	-19.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.22 YER17,929	$77.01 SBD633.85	+2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.60 YER18,735	$77.01 SBD633.85	-2.0%
Average			-20.0%

Yemen vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of clothing

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