Cost of living comparison
Laos is 23.8% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Laos instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 62.6% less for restaurants
|
Solomon Islands
|
Laos
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.99
SBD50.26
|
$1.90
LAK41,663
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.99
SBD125.64
|
$4.20
LAK92,335
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
SBD11.73
|
$0.69
LAK15,162
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
SBD10.05
|
$0.49
LAK10,663
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
|
Solomon Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
SBD11.39
|
$1.00
LAK22,012
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
$13.03
LAK286,180
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.08
SBD76.10
|
$6.40
LAK140,560
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
SBD39.56
|
$2.06
LAK45,345
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SBD41.03
|
$2.07
LAK45,461
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.67
SBD30.77
|
$0.75
LAK16,363
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
SBD10.26
|
$0.74
LAK16,290
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.44
SBD37.23
|
$0.96
LAK21,023
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
SBD13.07
|
$1.29
LAK28,312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
SBD7.86
|
$0.70
LAK15,264
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.52
SBD12.77
|
$0.45
LAK9,928
|
|
pay 21.9% more for transportation
|
Solomon Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SBD43.81
|
$4.61
LAK101,139
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.97
SBD251.28
|
$53.85
LAK1,182,601
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,167.89
LAK618,566,851
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.79
SBD90.46
|
$10.57
LAK232,195
|
|
pay 17.2% less for housing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.13
|
$8.98
LAK197,277
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.52
SBD4,523.09
|
$993.83
LAK21,824,462
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$629.44
SBD5,276.94
|
$809.30
LAK17,772,307
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$550.10
SBD4,611.78
|
$58.85
LAK1,292,247
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Solomon Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.91
SBD804.11
|
$291.32
LAK6,397,488
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,757.54
SBD23,118.03
|
$9,140.14
LAK200,717,568
|
|
pay 43.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Solomon Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
SBD19.10
|
$1.11
LAK24,287
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
SBD31.83
|
$1.62
LAK35,553
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
SBD32.16
|
$1.78
LAK39,185
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$66.31
LAK1,456,207
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.30
SBD27.64
|
$2.97
LAK65,265
|
|
pay 50.7% more for clothing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.30
SBD170.20
|
$78.60
LAK1,726,018
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$89.92
SBD753.85
|
$61.45
LAK1,349,380
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.93
SBD636.58
|
$65.22
LAK1,432,219
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.93
SBD636.58
|
$46.67
LAK1,024,874
|
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