Finland vs Solomon Islands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Finland Solomon Islands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1521
$1410
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$2861
🏠 One person rent
$719
$842
🏘️ Family rent
$1248
$1293
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.3
$32.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2732
$571
💸 GDP per capita
$52926
$2042
😃 Human freedom index
8.84
6.1
❤️ Life expectancy
81.2
70.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
88
43
🌐 English speaking %
70.2%
31.7%
🎓 Higher education
97
9
😀 Quality of life
90
40
🏙️ Population
5.61M
611K

The average cost of living in Finland ($1521) is 8% more expensive than in the Solomon Islands ($1410). Finland ranked 30th 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 1.8 months in Finland compared to 0.4 months in the Solomon Islands. Ranked 14th and 115th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Finland vs the Solomon Islands

We calculate prices for Finland and the Solomon Islands as a population-weighted mean of 49 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.

Finland Solomon Islands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.7
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$3.17
 Cappuccino
$4.42
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$585
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$560
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1369
$1227
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1054
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.67%
15.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4844
$1470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3155
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.19
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.6
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.15
$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$6.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$6.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.1
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$2.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.8
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.1
$24
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8342
$2704

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In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1816
676K
Espoo
$1879
315K
Tampere
$1464
255K
Turku
$1495
202K
Oulu
$1475
215K
Vantaa
$1671
248K
Jyvaskyla
$1445
148K
Joensuu
$1471
78.2K
Kuopio
$1382
124K
Hameenlinna
$1309
68.3K
Lahti
$1398
121K
Pori
$1239
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1380
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1295
73K
Kouvola
$1355
78.8K
Vaasa
$1372
69K
Seinajoki
$1225
66.3K
Lohja
$1220
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1308
51.9K
Salo
$1396
51.1K
Tuusula
$1509
41.5K
Kokkola
$1307
48.3K
Nurmijarvi
$1479
44.8K
Nokia
$1432
35.7K
Kaarina
$1450
36.4K
Jarvenpaa
$1533
46.5K
Ylojarvi
$1426
33.7K
Kerava
$1486
38.2K
Porvoo
$1327
51.5K
Kotka
$1286
50.5K

In the Solomon Islands

City Cost of living Population
Honiara
$1411
84.5K
Auki
$1401
6.81K