Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 2.5% cheaper than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 3.6% less for restaurants
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Solomon Islands
|
Venezuela
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.99
SBD50.28
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.99
SBD125.69
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
SBD11.73
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
SBD10.06
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
|
Solomon Islands
|
Venezuela
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
SBD11.40
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.28
SBD19.11
|
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.08
SBD76.13
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
SBD39.58
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SBD41.05
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.67
SBD30.79
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
SBD10.26
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.44
SBD37.25
|
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
SBD13.08
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
SBD7.87
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.52
SBD12.77
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 26.6% more for transportation
|
Solomon Islands
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SBD43.83
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.97
SBD251.39
|
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.79
SBD90.50
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 77.7% less for housing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.89
SBD1,005.54
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.52
SBD4,524.94
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$629.44
SBD5,279.10
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$550.10
SBD4,613.67
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay 62.0% more for childcare
|
Solomon Islands
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.91
SBD804.43
|
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,757.54
SBD23,127.48
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Solomon Islands
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
SBD19.11
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
SBD31.84
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
SBD32.18
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.30
SBD27.65
|
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
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pay 17.5% more for clothing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.30
SBD170.27
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$89.92
SBD754.16
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.93
SBD636.84
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.93
SBD636.84
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
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