Cost of living comparison
compared to
Solomon Islands vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary
Solomon Islands is 49.0% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.0% more in Solomon Islands
- Groceries
-
pay 40.8% more in Solomon Islands
- Transportation
-
pay 29.0% less in Solomon Islands
- Housing
-
pay 93.8% more in Solomon Islands
- Childcare
-
pay 8.4 times more in Solomon Islands
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.0% less in Solomon Islands
The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Solomon Islands are more expensive than in Equatorial Guinea. Expenses including transportation and entertainment and sports are lower in Solomon Islands. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Solomon Islands.
Solomon Islands vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 20.0% more for restaurants
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.54
FCFA4,999
|
$6.82
SBD54.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.54
FCFA4,999
|
$12.40
SBD99.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
FCFA500
|
$1.55
SBD12.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
FCFA250
|
$1.08
SBD8.74
|
|
Equatorial Guinea vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of restaurants
pay 40.8% more for groceries
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.50
SBD12.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
FCFA1,973
|
$3.27
SBD26.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.34
FCFA6,056
|
$9.62
SBD77.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
FCFA2,200
|
$5.60
SBD45.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
FCFA1,588
|
$3.87
SBD31.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
FCFA635
|
$2.85
SBD23.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA454
|
$1.20
SBD9.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.88
SBD31.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.69
SBD13.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.89
SBD7.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.55
SBD12.46
|
|
Equatorial Guinea vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of groceries
pay 29.0% less for transportation
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.99
SBD40.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.40
FCFA15,461
|
$24.80
SBD199.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,056.06
FCFA19M
|
$18,598.79
SBD150K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.16
SBD89.92
|
|
Equatorial Guinea vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of transportation
pay 93.8% more for housing
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$89.89
SBD724.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$888.61
SBD7,160.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.95
FCFA131K
|
$433.97
SBD3,497.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$331.86
SBD2,674.20
|
|
Equatorial Guinea vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of housing
pay 8.4 times more for childcare
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$99.19
SBD799.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$341.40
FCFA200K
|
$2,851.81
SBD22,980.51
|
|
Equatorial Guinea vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of childcare
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
FCFA1,000
|
$2.48
SBD19.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
FCFA2,749
|
$3.41
SBD27.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.52
FCFA2,648
|
$4.15
SBD33.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.14
FCFA19,996
|
$37.20
SBD299.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
FCFA3,156
|
$4.34
SBD34.97
|
|
Equatorial Guinea vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Solomon Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$27.28
SBD219.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$92.99
SBD749.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.13
SBD782.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$103.29
SBD832.29
|
Equatorial Guinea vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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