Cost of living comparison

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Solomon Islands vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 61.6% more expensive than Chad overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.6% less in Solomon Islands
Groceries
pay 74.1% more in Solomon Islands
Transportation
pay 5.3% less in Solomon Islands
Housing
pay 93.4% more in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.0 times more in Solomon Islands
Clothing
pay 68.1% more in Solomon Islands

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

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Solomon Islands vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.6% less for restaurants

 
Chad
Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.54
FCFA4,983
$6.82
SBD55.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 ?? $12.40
SBD100.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.85
FCFA498
$1.55
SBD12.50
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pay 74.1% more for groceries

 
Chad
Solomon Islands
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.34
FCFA199
$1.50
SBD12.08
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.71
FCFA997
$3.27
SBD26.33
Milk (1 gallon) $13.68
FCFA7,985
$9.62
SBD77.60
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pay 5.3% less for transportation

 
Chad
Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.85
FCFA2,829
$4.99
SBD40.27
Monthly public transit pass $85.35
FCFA49,830
$24.80
SBD199.99
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,778.47
FCFA7M
$18,598.79
SBD150K
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pay 93.4% more for housing

 
Chad
Solomon Islands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $426.76
FCFA249K
$89.89
SBD724.96
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,707.02
FCFA997K
$888.61
SBD7,166.32
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.35
FCFA49,830
$433.97
SBD3,499.83
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Chad
Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $99.19
SBD799.96
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $2,851.81
SBD22,998.88
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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Chad
Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.28
FCFA747
$2.48
SBD20.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $0.85
FCFA498
$3.41
SBD27.50
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $0.98
FCFA573
$4.15
SBD33.50
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pay 68.1% more for clothing

 
Chad
Solomon Islands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.61
FCFA14,949
$27.28
SBD219.99
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $34.14
FCFA19,932
$92.99
SBD749.96
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $42.68
FCFA24,915
$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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