Government Salaries for positions in Solomon Islands are very low in comparison to advanced economies. A School Principal or Medical Doctor are likely to be earning around $80,000 SBD per annum(About US$10,000)and the nursing and other staff in the hospital are earning much less. The cost of living however is very high compared to the Salaries earned. In Kirakira a Can of soft drink will cost $8–10 SBD and a 1.5-litre bottle of water will cost $12 SBD. Petrol is very expensive in Solomon Islands. It Costs around $90 SBD($11 USD) per US Gallon. The average person in Solomon Islands will not have many possessions-car ownership is an impossible aspiration. The majority of the economy is non-monetary with approximately 80% of the population engaged in subsistence farming. Fishing is another industry. Fresh fish can be found each morning, along with fruit and vegetables, which are sold from the markets which are located on the bay in the center of KiraKira. The diet available in KiraKira is traditional and this may have ensured that the problem of obesity, that is very common in other Melanesian communities, is not as big a problem yet. There is concern that the diet is changing, with more cheap processed foods, such as "two-minute noodles" becoming available in the stores, and this might lead to the diabetic epidemic that is present across much of the Western Pacific, reaching and affecting the people of Kira Kira.