East Timor vs Solomon Islands - Cost of Living Comparison

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East Timor Solomon Islands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$1460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1273
$2997
🏠 One person rent
$232
$847
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1308
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$487
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.4
$32.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$575
💸 GDP per capita
$1649
$2203
😃 Human freedom index
7.26
6.1
❤️ Life expectancy
69.1
70.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
43
🌐 English speaking %
9%
31.7%
🎓 Higher education
10
9
😀 Quality of life
37
40
🏙️ Population
1.24M
611K

The average cost of living in East Timor ($520) is 64% less expensive than in the Solomon Islands ($1460). East Timor ranked 183rd vs 37th for the Solomon Islands in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in East Timor compared to 0.4 months in the Solomon Islands. Ranked 125th and 115th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in East Timor vs the Solomon Islands

We calculate prices for East Timor and the Solomon Islands as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

East Timor Solomon Islands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.34
$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.62
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$153
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$1243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.3%
15.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$8.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$4.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$3.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.7
$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3326
$2764

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Cities Comparison in East Timor vs the Solomon Islands

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In East Timor

City Cost of living Population
Dili
$521
222K
Maliana
$511
15.8K
Baucau
$511
15K
Ainaro
$512
5.45K

In the Solomon Islands

City Cost of living Population
Honiara
$1459
84.5K
Auki
$1464
6.81K