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Solomon Islands vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 3.9% cheaper than Djibouti overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.2% less in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 44.0% more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 29.5% less in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 0.9% more in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 69.6% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.4% less in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 78.2% more in Solomon Islands

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

Solomon Islands vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.2% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 DJF1,744	$6.08 SBD50.04	-38.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 DJF2,243	$12.16 SBD100.08	-3.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.89 DJF336	$1.37 SBD11.26	-27.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 DJF332	$1.06 SBD8.76	-43.1%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 44.0% more for groceries

	Djibouti	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$9.26 DJF1,645	$1.49 SBD12.22	-84.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF849	$1.99 SBD16.35	-58.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.56 DJF1,698	$9.73 SBD80.10	+1.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.85 DJF1,216	$5.49 SBD45.19	-19.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,463	$3.92 SBD32.23	-52.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF301	$3.20 SBD26.33	+88.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$1.17 SBD9.65	+112.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DJF226	$3.54 SBD29.14	+178.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF128	$1.50 SBD12.35	+107.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.91 SBD7.49	+65.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 DJF110	$1.52 SBD12.48	+144.8%
Average			+44.0%

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pay 29.5% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.59 DJF1,170	$4.90 SBD40.31	-25.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.27 DJF3,776	$24.32 SBD200.16	+14.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.72 DJF8,473	$10.94 SBD90.07	-77.1%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 0.9% more for housing

	Djibouti	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.94 DJF10,467	$88.16 SBD725.60	+49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	-61.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.17 DJF84,730	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	+33.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.07 DJF70,684	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	-18.2%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 69.6% less for childcare

	Djibouti	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.12 DJF59,505	$97.28 SBD800.66	-71.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	-68.2%
Average			-69.6%

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pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 DJF997	$1.82 SBD15.01	-67.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 DJF648	$3.13 SBD25.77	-14.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.71 DJF481	$4.01 SBD33.03	+48.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.08 DJF15,285	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 DJF1,495	$3.34 SBD27.52	-60.3%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 78.2% more for clothing

	Djibouti	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.10 DJF7,476	$20.59 SBD169.47	-51.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.65 DJF3,489	$91.20 SBD750.62	+364.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.50 DJF21,930	$77.01 SBD633.85	-37.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.14 DJF9,968	$77.01 SBD633.85	+37.2%
Average			+78.2%

Djibouti 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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