Solomon Islands vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Solomon Islands Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1410
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2861
$1787
🏠 One person rent
$842
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1293
$604
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.4
$85.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$279
💸 GDP per capita
$2042
$1224
😃 Human freedom index
6.1
6.38
❤️ Life expectancy
70.7
66.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
41
🌐 English speaking %
31.7%
9.9%
🎓 Higher education
9
55
😀 Quality of life
40
34
🏙️ Population
611K
57.3M

The average cost of living in the Solomon Islands ($1410) is 99% more expensive than in Tanzania ($708). the Solomon Islands ranked 37th vs 135th for Tanzania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in the Solomon Islands compared to 0.4 months in Tanzania. Ranked 115th and 134th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Solomon Islands vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for the Solomon Islands and Tanzania as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 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.

Solomon Islands Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.03
$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$585
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$560
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1227
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$116
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.72%
16.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1470
$3069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$11.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.54
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$5.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.08
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.81
$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.94
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$58.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$4.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$24
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$39.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2704
$14143

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In the Solomon Islands

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

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$811
4.72M
Mwanza
$625
706K
Arusha
$638
416K
Mbeya
$461
542K
Morogoro
$486
207K
Dodoma
$502
214K
Zanzibar
$552
710K
Tanga
$545
221K
Moshi
$561
145K
Stone Town
$523
18K