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Solomon Islands vs. Australia Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 24.0% cheaper than Australia overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.2% less in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 27.0% more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 33.7% less in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 29.1% more in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 86.6% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.1% less in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 8.4% less in Solomon Islands

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

Solomon Islands vs. Australia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.2% less for restaurants

	Australia	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.15 A$26.23	$6.08 SBD50.04	-64.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.64 A$14.74	$12.16 SBD100.08	+26.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.63 A$4.03	$1.37 SBD11.26	-48.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 A$3.28	$1.06 SBD8.76	-50.4%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 27.0% more for groceries

	Australia	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$2.39 A$3.66	$1.49 SBD12.22	-37.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.21 A$6.45	$1.99 SBD16.35	-52.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 A$8.94	$9.73 SBD80.10	+66.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 A$6.68	$5.49 SBD45.19	+25.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 A$5.92	$3.92 SBD32.23	+1.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.27	$3.20 SBD26.33	+116.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 A$1.94	$1.17 SBD9.65	-7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 A$2.01	$3.54 SBD29.14	+169.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 A$2.95	$1.50 SBD12.35	-22.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.68	$0.91 SBD7.49	-17.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 A$1.49	$1.52 SBD12.48	+55.6%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 33.7% less for transportation

	Australia	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 A$6.85	$4.90 SBD40.31	+9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.18 A$131.83	$24.32 SBD200.16	-71.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,666.22 A$42,322.49	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.83 A$27.28	$10.94 SBD90.07	-38.6%
Average			-33.7%

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pay 29.1% more for housing

	Australia	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.93 A$84.03	$88.16 SBD725.60	+60.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,188.50 A$1,818.11	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	-54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$962.42 A$1,472.26	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	-33.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.71 A$204.55	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	+143.4%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 86.6% less for childcare

	Australia	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,475.00 A$2,256.38	$97.28 SBD800.66	-93.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,848.50 A$21,184.78	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	-79.8%
Average			-86.6%

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pay 61.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Australia	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.47 A$9.90	$1.82 SBD15.01	-71.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.56 A$5.45	$3.13 SBD25.77	-12.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$28.78 A$44.02	$4.01 SBD33.03	-86.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.13 A$78.22	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.10 A$20.04	$3.34 SBD27.52	-74.5%
Average			-61.1%

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pay 8.4% less for clothing

	Australia	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.65 A$106.54	$20.59 SBD169.47	-70.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.53 A$74.24	$91.20 SBD750.62	+87.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.22 A$151.78	$77.01 SBD633.85	-22.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.98 A$165.18	$77.01 SBD633.85	-28.7%
Average			-8.4%

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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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