Solomon Islands vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Solomon Islands Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1410
$534
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2862
$1259
🏠 One person rent
$828
$232
🏘️ Family rent
$1256
$385
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.3
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$579
$385
💸 GDP per capita
$2149
$433
😃 Human freedom index
6.1
3.78
❤️ Life expectancy
70.5
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
13
🌐 English speaking %
31.7%
9%
🎓 Higher education
9
25
😀 Quality of life
40
17
🏙️ Population
611K
28.3M

The average cost of living in the Solomon Islands ($1410) is 164% more expensive than in Yemen ($534). the Solomon Islands ranked 43rd vs 179th for Yemen 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 0.7 months in Yemen. Ranked 117th and 174th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Solomon Islands vs Yemen

We calculate prices for the Solomon Islands and Yemen 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 Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.05
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$3.33
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1427
$553
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$874
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94.3
$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.75%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1459
$1609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.67
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.51
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.5
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.16
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.05
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.72
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.6
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.1
$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$74.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2769
$3187

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In the Solomon Islands

City Cost of living Population
Honiara
$1410
84.5K
Auki
$1407
6.81K

In Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$556
2.96M
Al Hudaydah
$515
618K
Taiz
$517
615K
Aden
$512
507K
Ibb
$507
351K
Dhamar
$495
160K
Mukalla
$494
144K
Sayyan
$493
70K
Sa'dah
$493
70.2K
Zabid
$492
50.8K