Cost of living comparison
Solomon Islands is 80.2% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 94.6% more for restaurants
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Cameroon
|
Solomon Islands
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,915
|
$5.99
SBD50.26
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,829
|
$14.99
SBD125.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA867
|
$1.40
SBD11.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$1.20
SBD10.05
|
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pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Solomon Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$1.36
SBD11.39
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,173
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,926
|
$9.08
SBD76.10
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,121
|
$4.72
SBD39.56
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,971
|
$4.89
SBD41.03
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,027
|
$3.67
SBD30.77
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA503
|
$1.22
SBD10.26
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$4.44
SBD37.23
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$1.56
SBD13.07
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA565
|
$0.94
SBD7.86
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA426
|
$1.52
SBD12.77
|
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pay 93.0% more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Solomon Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,774
|
$5.23
SBD43.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
$29.97
SBD251.28
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,250,132
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,452
|
$10.79
SBD90.46
|
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pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Solomon Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA60,583
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA223,997
|
$539.52
SBD4,523.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA167,024
|
$629.44
SBD5,276.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,990
|
$550.10
SBD4,611.78
|
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pay 34.2% less for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Solomon Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA216,357
|
$95.91
SBD804.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,676,537
|
$2,757.54
SBD23,118.03
|
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pay 69.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Solomon Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA720
|
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
$3.80
SBD31.83
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,200
|
$3.84
SBD32.16
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,718
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$3.30
SBD27.64
|
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pay 8.0% less for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Solomon Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA26,302
|
$20.30
SBD170.20
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,863
|
$89.92
SBD753.85
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,887
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA69,579
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
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