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Solomon Islands vs. Central African Republic Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 42.8% cheaper than Central African Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.2% less in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 33.8% less in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 51.6% less in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 59.0% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.3% less in Solomon Islands

Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Solomon Islands.

Solomon Islands vs. Central African Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Central African Republic, you would:

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pay 40.2% less for restaurants

	Central African Republic	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$6.08 SBD50.04
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$12.16 SBD100.08
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.37 SBD11.26
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 FCFA1,007	$1.06 SBD8.76	-40.2%
Average			-40.2%

Central African Republic vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.8% less for groceries

	Central African Republic	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$4.45 FCFA2,518	$1.49 SBD12.22	-66.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.45 FCFA2,518	$1.99 SBD16.35	-55.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$20.22 FCFA11,438	$9.73 SBD80.10	-51.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.34 FCFA3,022	$5.49 SBD45.19	+2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.04 FCFA2,284	$3.92 SBD32.23	-3.0%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$3.20 SBD26.33
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.17 SBD9.65
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.23 FCFA1,827	$3.54 SBD29.14	+9.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 FCFA1,371	$1.50 SBD12.35	-38.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 FCFA1,142	$0.91 SBD7.49	-54.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,599	$1.52 SBD12.48	-46.3%
Average			-33.8%

Central African Republic vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.6% less for transportation

	Central African Republic	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.11 FCFA5,719	$4.90 SBD40.31	-51.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$24.32 SBD200.16
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.94 SBD90.07
Average			-51.6%

Central African Republic vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 59.0% less for housing

	Central African Republic	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$88.16 SBD725.60
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,335.44 FCFA755,392	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	-59.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$638.39 SBD5,254.32
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$325.45 SBD2,678.67
Average			-59.0%

Central African Republic vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Central African Republic	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$97.28 SBD800.66
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93

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pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Central African Republic	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.56 FCFA2,014	$1.82 SBD15.01	-48.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$3.13 SBD25.77
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 FCFA2,518	$4.01 SBD33.03	-9.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.34 SBD27.52
Average			-29.3%

Central African Republic vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Central African Republic	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$20.59 SBD169.47
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$91.20 SBD750.62
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$77.01 SBD633.85
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$77.01 SBD633.85

Central African Republic 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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