Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 10.9% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Norway, you would:
pay 37.1% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Solomon Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK197.72
|
$5.58
SBD47.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK125.10
|
$14.69
SBD124.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK31.95
|
$1.47
SBD12.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK26.83
|
$1.17
SBD9.94
|
|
pay 41.6% more for groceries
Norway
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK31.56
|
$1.41
SBD11.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK55.79
|
$7.99
SBD67.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK78.90
|
$10.08
SBD85.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK39.74
|
$4.70
SBD39.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK61.89
|
$4.00
SBD33.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.04
|
$3.36
SBD28.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.30
|
$1.20
SBD10.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.23
|
$3.86
SBD32.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK18.93
|
$1.60
SBD13.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK9.96
|
$0.80
SBD6.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.81
|
$1.60
SBD13.53
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
Norway
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK80.70
|
$5.27
SBD44.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK795.62
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK359,850.69
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK229.58
|
$10.57
SBD89.47
|
|
pay 80.6% more for housing
Norway
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK540.72
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,224.21
|
$567.86
SBD4,804.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,511.36
|
$646.18
SBD5,467.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,416.30
|
$539.06
SBD4,561.32
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
Norway
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,136.79
|
$117.49
SBD994.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK79,682.17
|
$2,349.75
SBD19,882.69
|
|
pay 61.0% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK98.81
|
$2.94
SBD24.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK48.89
|
$2.94
SBD24.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK144.41
|
$3.88
SBD32.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK461.72
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK140.52
|
$4.11
SBD34.79
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
Norway
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK884.05
|
$24.08
SBD203.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK438.01
|
$88.12
SBD745.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK983.77
|
$93.99
SBD795.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,314.35
|
$88.12
SBD745.60
|
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