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Solomon Islands vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 46.0% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 85.7% more in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 31.6% more in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 43.6% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.6% more in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 21.1% less in Solomon Islands

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

Solomon Islands vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.7% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB655.54	$6.08 SBD50.04	+42.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	$12.16 SBD100.08	+87.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB93.51	$1.37 SBD11.26	+125.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB87.20	$1.06 SBD8.76	+87.8%
Average			+85.7%

Ethiopia vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB193.73	$1.49 SBD12.22	+18.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB667.36	$1.99 SBD16.35	-54.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB834.53	$9.73 SBD80.10	+79.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB351.02	$5.49 SBD45.19	+140.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB886.79	$3.92 SBD32.23	-32.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB473.48	$3.20 SBD26.33	+4.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB66.40	$1.17 SBD9.65	+171.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB162.78	$3.54 SBD29.14	+234.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB62.30	$1.50 SBD12.35	+270.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB42.45	$0.91 SBD7.49	+229.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB139.43	$1.52 SBD12.48	+67.4%
Average			+102.7%

Ethiopia vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB740.52	$4.90 SBD40.31	+1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	$24.32 SBD200.16	+102.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB556.29	$10.94 SBD90.07	+202.7%
Average			+102.4%

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pay 31.6% more for housing

	Ethiopia	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	$88.16 SBD725.60	-32.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	-32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	+24.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	+166.8%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 43.6% less for childcare

	Ethiopia	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	$97.28 SBD800.66	+3.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	-90.7%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 64.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB138.50	$1.82 SBD15.01	+102.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB167.35	$3.13 SBD25.77	+187.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB784.81	$4.01 SBD33.03	-21.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB577.06	$3.34 SBD27.52	-10.8%
Average			+64.6%

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pay 21.1% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	$20.59 SBD169.47	-54.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	$91.20 SBD750.62	+21.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	$77.01 SBD633.85	-18.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	$77.01 SBD633.85	-33.1%
Average			-21.1%

Ethiopia 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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