Palau vs Solomon Islands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palau Solomon Islands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1174
$1501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2717
$3101
🏠 One person rent
$587
$915
🏘️ Family rent
$944
$1468
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$466
🚐 Transport expenses
$36
$33
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$166
💸 GDP per capita
$15611
$1934
😃 Human freedom index
6.4
6.1
❤️ Life expectancy
69.3
70.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
44
🌐 English speaking %
92.5%
72.9%
🎓 Higher education
1
10
😀 Quality of life
53
38
🏙️ Population
17.7K
819K

The average cost of living in Palau ($1174) is 22% less expensive than in the Solomon Islands ($1501). Palau ranked 69th vs 38th 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 0.7 months in Palau compared to 0.1 months in the Solomon Islands. Ranked 82nd and 136th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Palau vs the Solomon Islands

We calculate prices for Palau and the Solomon Islands as a population-weighted mean of 2 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.

Palau Solomon Islands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$5.03
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$674
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1083
$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$790
$1135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$120
$90.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.13%
15.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1936
$1357
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1467
$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.58
$5.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$5.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$8.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$6.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.42
$4.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.1
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.96
$4.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$3.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9132
$2876

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In Palau

City Cost of living Population
Ngerulmud
$1173
318
Melekeok
$1174
299

In the Solomon Islands

City Cost of living Population
Honiara
$1502
84.5K
Auki
$1491
6.81K