Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 15.5% more expensive than Malta.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Malta, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Solomon Islands
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.69
€14.64
|
$5.58
SBD47.22
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.54
€8.90
|
$14.69
SBD124.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€2.02
|
$1.47
SBD12.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
€1.45
|
$1.17
SBD9.94
|
|
pay 78.4% more for groceries
Malta
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
$1.41
SBD11.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
€4.16
|
$7.99
SBD67.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.11
|
$10.08
SBD85.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
€2.84
|
$4.70
SBD39.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
€3.54
|
$4.00
SBD33.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$3.36
SBD28.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.20
SBD10.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$3.86
SBD32.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.60
SBD13.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.80
SBD6.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.60
SBD13.53
|
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pay 33.4% less for transportation
Malta
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
€5.13
|
$5.27
SBD44.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.16
€22.54
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,882.44
€24,149.68
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.28
€26.38
|
$10.57
SBD89.47
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Malta
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.50
€31.26
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$934.95
€872.36
|
$567.86
SBD4,804.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$777.27
€725.23
|
$646.18
SBD5,467.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.34
€75.89
|
$539.06
SBD4,561.32
|
|
pay 76.5% less for childcare
Malta
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$578.94
€540.18
|
$117.49
SBD994.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,806.22
€8,216.67
|
$2,349.75
SBD19,882.69
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.56
€3.32
|
$2.94
SBD24.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.33
|
$2.94
SBD24.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.56
|
$3.88
SBD32.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.37
€51.66
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.33
€9.64
|
$4.11
SBD34.79
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
Malta
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.42
€83.44
|
$24.08
SBD203.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.06
€36.45
|
$88.12
SBD745.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.34
€80.56
|
$93.99
SBD795.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.92
€96.96
|
$88.12
SBD745.60
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