Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 28.0% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 20.7% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Senegal
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.99
SBD50.28
|
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.99
SBD125.69
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
SBD11.73
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
SBD10.06
|
$0.98
F CFA612
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
SBD11.40
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.28
SBD19.11
|
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.08
SBD76.13
|
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
SBD39.58
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SBD41.05
|
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.67
SBD30.79
|
$1.02
F CFA633
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
SBD10.26
|
$0.82
F CFA507
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.44
SBD37.25
|
$0.99
F CFA614
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
SBD13.08
|
$0.88
F CFA548
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
SBD7.87
|
$0.64
F CFA400
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.52
SBD12.77
|
$0.54
F CFA337
|
|
pay 44.6% more for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SBD43.83
|
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.97
SBD251.39
|
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.79
SBD90.50
|
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
|
pay 29.2% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Senegal
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.54
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.52
SBD4,524.94
|
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$629.44
SBD5,279.10
|
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$550.10
SBD4,613.67
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.91
SBD804.43
|
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,757.54
SBD23,127.48
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
|
pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
SBD19.11
|
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
SBD31.84
|
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
SBD32.18
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.30
SBD27.65
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 42.4% more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Senegal
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.30
SBD170.27
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$89.92
SBD754.16
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.93
SBD636.84
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.93
SBD636.84
|
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
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