India vs Solomon Islands - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Solomon Islands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$441
$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1116
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$182
$850
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$1828
🍽️ Food expenses
$169
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$29.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$677
$511
💸 GDP per capita
$2411
$2205
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
6.1
❤️ Life expectancy
67.2
70.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
43
🌐 English speaking %
10.6%
31.7%
🎓 Higher education
74
9
😀 Quality of life
44
41
🏙️ Population
1.33B
611K

The average cost of living in India ($441) is 69% less expensive than in the Solomon Islands ($1425). India ranked 191st vs 34th 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 1.5 months in India compared to 0.4 months in the Solomon Islands. Ranked 109th and 118th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs the Solomon Islands

We calculate prices for India and the Solomon Islands as a population-weighted mean of 220 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.

India Solomon Islands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$3.52
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$580
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$2265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$1277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.56
$107
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
15.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2187
$1360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1082
$784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$2.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$5.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$5.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$4.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.97
$3.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18
$88.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.73
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.92
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2011
$2342

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Cities Comparison in India vs the Solomon Islands

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$484
26.5M
Bangalore
$585
12.3M
Mumbai
$706
15.4M
Chennai
$434
10.3M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Pune
$510
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$505
7.65M
Surat
$809
5.94M
Kolkata
$399
4.5M
Lucknow
$374
3.38M
Jaipur
$392
3.07M
Kanpur
$301
3.81M
Visakhapatnam
$422
2.04M
Thane
$482
1.89M
Nagpur
$409
2.41M
Mirzapur
$363
2.5M
Ghaziabad
$423
2.38M
Kalyan
$391
1.25M
Gurgaon
$522
877K
Navi Mumbai
$457
1.12M
Indore
$390
1.99M
Vadodara
$399
2.07M
Mysore
$321
1.26M
Jamshedpur
$328
1.56M
Agra
$361
1.59M
Madurai
$309
1.56M
Nashik
$377
1.49M
Bhopal
$334
1.8M
Meerut
$362
1.31M
Bilaspur
$354
1.63M

In the Solomon Islands

City Cost of living Population
Honiara
$1425
84.5K
Auki
$1422
6.81K