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Solomon Islands vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 83.0% more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 76.8% more in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 83.7% more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 62.3% more in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 50.6% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.8% more in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Solomon Islands

The cost of housing, clothing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Solomon Islands are more expensive than in Cambodia. Notably, housing, clothing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Solomon Islands.

Solomon Islands vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.8% more for restaurants

	Cambodia	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	$6.08 SBD50.04	+78.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	$12.16 SBD100.08	+88.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	$1.37 SBD11.26	+69.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	$1.06 SBD8.76	+70.6%
Average			+76.8%

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pay 83.7% more for groceries

	Cambodia	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	$1.49 SBD12.22	-12.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$1.99 SBD16.35	-70.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	$9.73 SBD80.10	+23.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	$5.49 SBD45.19	+207.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	$3.92 SBD32.23	+91.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	$3.20 SBD26.33	+118.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	$1.17 SBD9.65	+78.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	$3.54 SBD29.14	+122.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	$1.50 SBD12.35	+126.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	$0.91 SBD7.49	+40.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	$1.52 SBD12.48	+195.1%
Average			+83.7%

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pay 62.3% more for transportation

	Cambodia	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	$4.90 SBD40.31	+12.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$24.32 SBD200.16	+153.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	$10.94 SBD90.07	+21.1%
Average			+62.3%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Cambodia	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	$88.16 SBD725.60	+306.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	+57.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	+170.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	+428.9%
Average			+241.0%

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pay 50.6% less for childcare

	Cambodia	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	$97.28 SBD800.66	-54.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	-47.0%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 62.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	$1.82 SBD15.01	+75.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	$3.13 SBD25.77	+57.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	$4.01 SBD33.03	+129.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$3.34 SBD27.52	-10.8%
Average			+62.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Cambodia	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	$20.59 SBD169.47	-15.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	$91.20 SBD750.62	+329.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	$77.01 SBD633.85	+11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	$77.01 SBD633.85	+94.7%
Average			+105.0%

Cambodia 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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