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Solomon Islands vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 57.7% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.6% more in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 67.3% more in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 63.4% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% more in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 18.6% less in Solomon Islands

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Solomon Islands are more expensive than in Armenia. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Solomon Islands. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Solomon Islands.

Solomon Islands vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Armenia, you would:

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pay 45.6% more for restaurants

	Armenia	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	$6.08 SBD50.04	-41.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	$12.16 SBD100.08	+55.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 AMD349.01	$1.37 SBD11.26	+48.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 AMD183.27	$1.06 SBD8.76	+120.3%
Average			+45.6%

Armenia vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Armenia	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 AMD269.45	$1.49 SBD12.22	+109.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.81 AMD1,445.50	$1.99 SBD16.35	-47.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	$9.73 SBD80.10	+60.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 AMD863.05	$5.49 SBD45.19	+141.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 AMD1,237.42	$3.92 SBD32.23	+20.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 AMD221.83	$3.20 SBD26.33	+447.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD275.27	$1.17 SBD9.65	+61.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 AMD268.93	$3.54 SBD29.14	+399.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 AMD324.52	$1.50 SBD12.35	+75.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD141.42	$0.91 SBD7.49	+144.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD128.41	$1.52 SBD12.48	+348.2%
Average			+160.0%

Armenia vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 67.3% more for transportation

	Armenia	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 AMD1,825.49	$4.90 SBD40.31	+1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	$24.32 SBD200.16	+3.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.69 AMD1,399.75	$10.94 SBD90.07	+196.7%
Average			+67.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Armenia	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.69 AMD6,713.11	$88.16 SBD725.60	+398.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.92 AMD184,381.50	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	+12.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$356.67 AMD135,335.92	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	+79.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.88 AMD29,171.58	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	+323.3%
Average			+203.3%

Armenia vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 63.4% less for childcare

	Armenia	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.59 AMD109,126.10	$97.28 SBD800.66	-66.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	-60.6%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 AMD668.51	$1.82 SBD15.01	+3.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 AMD1,155.88	$3.13 SBD25.77	+2.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.39 AMD907.86	$4.01 SBD33.03	+67.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.29 AMD20,220.23	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.22 AMD1,980.78	$3.34 SBD27.52	-35.9%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 18.6% less for clothing

	Armenia	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.81 AMD31,802.84	$20.59 SBD169.47	-75.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.19 AMD20,181.21	$91.20 SBD750.62	+71.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,469.25	$77.01 SBD633.85	-44.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.08 AMD39,493.90	$77.01 SBD633.85	-26.0%
Average			-18.6%

Armenia vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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