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Solomon Islands vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 42.2% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.3% more in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 21.0% less in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 49.4% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9% less in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 9.5% more in Solomon Islands

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

Solomon Islands vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.3% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 DOP411.58	$6.08 SBD49.53	-7.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.06 DOP442.46	$12.16 SBD99.06	+72.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 DOP57.93	$1.37 SBD11.14	+47.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DOP37.72	$1.06 SBD8.67	+76.7%
Average			+47.3%

Dominican Republic vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 DOP90.24	$1.49 SBD12.10	+3.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 DOP193.95	$1.99 SBD16.18	-35.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 DOP283.01	$9.73 SBD79.28	+115.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 DOP109.04	$5.49 SBD44.73	+215.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 DOP137.55	$3.92 SBD31.90	+78.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 DOP73.56	$3.20 SBD26.06	+172.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP23.31	$1.17 SBD9.55	+215.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP68.57	$3.54 SBD28.85	+223.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 DOP44.03	$1.50 SBD12.22	+113.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 DOP42.11	$0.91 SBD7.41	+35.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 DOP60.20	$1.52 SBD12.36	+57.8%
Average			+108.5%

Dominican Republic vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.0% less for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 DOP290.23	$4.90 SBD39.90	+5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.27 DOP1,959.07	$24.32 SBD198.13	-22.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,585.12 DOP1,728,059.40	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.50 DOP1,284.36	$10.94 SBD89.16	-46.6%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 DOP1,991.85	$88.16 SBD718.21	+177.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$495.90 DOP31,065.74	$547.19 SBD4,457.83	+10.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.53 DOP22,084.37	$638.39 SBD5,200.80	+81.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.81 DOP3,120.20	$325.45 SBD2,651.39	+553.4%
Average			+205.5%

Dominican Republic vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 49.4% less for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$203.07 DOP12,721.53	$97.28 SBD792.50	-52.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,232.64 DOP327,797.10	$2,796.75 SBD22,784.44	-46.6%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 DOP150.14	$1.82 SBD14.86	-23.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 DOP120.94	$3.13 SBD25.51	+62.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.53 DOP283.86	$4.01 SBD32.69	-11.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.27 DOP1,770.84	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.24 DOP390.62	$3.34 SBD27.24	-46.4%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 9.5% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.65 DOP2,797.01	$20.59 SBD167.75	-53.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.79 DOP2,743.09	$91.20 SBD742.97	+108.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.83 DOP4,750.57	$77.01 SBD627.40	+1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.99 DOP5,888.08	$77.01 SBD627.40	-18.1%
Average			+9.5%

Dominican 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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