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Solomon Islands vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 74.4% more expensive than Benin overall.

Restaurants
pay 33.0% more in Solomon Islands
Groceries
pay 57.4% more in Solomon Islands
Transportation
pay 4.2% more in Solomon Islands
Housing
pay 3.4 times more in Solomon Islands
Childcare
pay 37.6% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports
pay 8.0% less in Solomon Islands
Clothing
pay 66.1% more in Solomon Islands

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

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Solomon Islands vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

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

pay 33.0% more for restaurants

 
Benin
Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.12
F CFA2,990
$6.82
SBD55.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.39
F CFA5,481
$12.40
SBD100.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.02
F CFA598
$1.55
SBD12.50
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pay 57.4% more for groceries

 
Benin
Solomon Islands
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.22
F CFA710
$1.50
SBD12.08
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.69
F CFA2,741
$3.27
SBD26.33
Milk (1 gallon) $11.42
F CFA6,665
$9.62
SBD77.60
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pay 4.2% more for transportation

 
Benin
Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.61
F CFA2,689
$4.99
SBD40.27
Monthly public transit pass ?? $24.80
SBD199.99
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $18,598.79
SBD150K
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pay 3.4 times more for housing

 
Benin
Solomon Islands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $48.37
F CFA28,237
$89.89
SBD724.96
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $179.24
F CFA105K
$888.61
SBD7,166.32
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $166.43
F CFA97,169
$433.97
SBD3,499.83
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pay 37.6% less for childcare

 
Benin
Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $130.87
F CFA76,406
$99.19
SBD799.96
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,547.83
F CFA3M
$2,851.81
SBD22,998.88
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pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Benin
Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.85
F CFA498
$2.48
SBD20.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.12
F CFA2,990
$3.41
SBD27.50
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.41
F CFA1,993
$4.15
SBD33.50
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pay 66.1% more for clothing

 
Benin
Solomon Islands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.61
F CFA14,949
$27.28
SBD219.99
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $92.99
SBD749.96
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $34.14
F CFA19,932
$97.13
SBD783.30
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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