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Solomon Islands vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 41.4% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.7% more in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 83.8% more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 62.8% more in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 37.8% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.0% more in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 0.4% more in Solomon Islands

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

Solomon Islands vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.7% more for restaurants

	Cameroon	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.36 FCFA3,029	$6.08 SBD50.04	+13.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 FCFA3,194	$12.16 SBD100.08	+115.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 FCFA894	$1.37 SBD11.26	-13.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA387	$1.06 SBD8.76	+55.4%
Average			+42.7%

Cameroon vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.8% more for groceries

	Cameroon	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 FCFA367	$1.49 SBD12.22	+129.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 FCFA4,038	$1.99 SBD16.35	-72.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 FCFA6,385	$9.73 SBD80.10	-13.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,217	$5.49 SBD45.19	+155.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,603	$3.92 SBD32.23	+38.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 FCFA1,083	$3.20 SBD26.33	+67.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 FCFA478	$1.17 SBD9.65	+38.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA442	$3.54 SBD29.14	+352.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 FCFA347	$1.50 SBD12.35	+144.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 FCFA585	$0.91 SBD7.49	-12.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA441	$1.52 SBD12.48	+94.7%
Average			+83.8%

Cameroon vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.8% more for transportation

	Cameroon	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 FCFA2,877	$4.90 SBD40.31	-3.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.85 FCFA10,095	$24.32 SBD200.16	+36.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,239.83 FCFA15,973,841	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.28 FCFA2,421	$10.94 SBD90.07	+155.7%
Average			+62.8%

Cameroon vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Cameroon	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$116.51 FCFA65,905	$88.16 SBD725.60	-24.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$375.37 FCFA212,325	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	+45.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.21 FCFA146,620	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	+146.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.43 FCFA45,496	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	+304.6%
Average			+118.1%

Cameroon vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 37.8% less for childcare

	Cameroon	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$501.98 FCFA283,943	$97.28 SBD800.66	-80.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,666.59 FCFA1,508,353	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	+4.9%
Average			-37.8%

Cameroon vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of childcare

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pay 20.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 FCFA656	$1.82 SBD15.01	+57.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 FCFA1,307	$3.13 SBD25.77	+35.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,515	$4.01 SBD33.03	+49.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.01 FCFA14,149	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.92 FCFA5,047	$3.34 SBD27.52	-62.5%
Average			+20.0%

Cameroon vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.4% more for clothing

	Cameroon	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.05 FCFA26,046	$20.59 SBD169.47	-55.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.16 FCFA28,375	$91.20 SBD750.62	+81.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.49 FCFA46,658	$77.01 SBD633.85	-6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.26 FCFA53,317	$77.01 SBD633.85	-18.3%
Average			+0.4%

Cameroon 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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