Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 6.4% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 28.1% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Armenia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.38
|
$7.69
AMD2,982.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD124.68
|
$6.91
AMD2,681.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.47
|
$0.90
AMD349.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.97
|
$0.49
AMD188.40
|
|
pay 56.9% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.97
|
$0.65
AMD250.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.82
|
$3.73
AMD1,445.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.58
|
$5.47
AMD2,124.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.90
|
$2.11
AMD818.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.93
|
$3.10
AMD1,202.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.50
|
$0.52
AMD202.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.18
|
$0.81
AMD314.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.80
|
$0.73
AMD282.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.57
|
$0.76
AMD294.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.79
|
$0.30
AMD117.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.57
|
$0.28
AMD108.42
|
|
pay 39.2% less for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.74
|
$4.74
AMD1,840.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.96
AMD5,027.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,372.79
AMD11,397,420.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.77
|
$3.33
AMD1,293.52
|
|
pay 41.9% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$20.16
AMD7,820.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,820.87
|
$519.26
AMD201,486.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,485.82
|
$429.13
AMD166,514.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,576.40
|
$89.11
AMD34,578.88
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD997.42
|
$232.04
AMD90,037.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,948.42
|
$8,339.63
AMD3,235,996.21
|
|
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.94
|
$1.64
AMD636.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.94
|
$2.52
AMD977.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.91
|
$2.59
AMD1,005.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$45.58
AMD17,685.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.91
|
$5.61
AMD2,177.92
|
|
pay 48.7% more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.47
|
$75.77
AMD29,402.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD748.07
|
$54.33
AMD21,079.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD797.94
|
$106.04
AMD41,145.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD748.07
|
$93.12
AMD36,134.19
|
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