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Solomon Islands vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 33.6% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.7% more in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 18.5% less in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 97.9% more in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 46.3% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.7% less in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 4.2% less in Solomon Islands

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

Solomon Islands vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.7% more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.66 LBP684,169	$6.08 SBD50.04	-20.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$12.16 SBD100.08	+52.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 LBP145,385	$1.37 SBD11.26	-16.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$1.06 SBD8.76	+39.5%
Average			+13.7%

Lebanon vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Lebanon	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 LBP53,699	$1.49 SBD12.22	+147.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 LBP352,609	$1.99 SBD16.35	-49.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 LBP496,610	$9.73 SBD80.10	+75.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 LBP208,328	$5.49 SBD45.19	+135.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 LBP316,225	$3.92 SBD32.23	+10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP61,124	$3.20 SBD26.33	+367.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP40,766	$1.17 SBD9.65	+156.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,360	$3.54 SBD29.14	+769.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,477	$1.50 SBD12.35	+223.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LBP29,389	$0.91 SBD7.49	+176.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,127	$1.52 SBD12.48	+237.6%
Average			+204.5%

Lebanon vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.5% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 LBP306,966	$4.90 SBD40.31	+42.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$24.32 SBD200.16	-66.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	$10.94 SBD90.07	-31.6%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 97.9% more for housing

	Lebanon	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$88.16 SBD725.60	+132.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	-4.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	+129.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	+133.5%
Average			+97.9%

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pay 46.3% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	$97.28 SBD800.66	-60.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	-31.7%
Average			-46.3%

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pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$1.82 SBD15.01	-54.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 LBP258,327	$3.13 SBD25.77	+8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 LBP225,521	$4.01 SBD33.03	+58.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 LBP736,851	$3.34 SBD27.52	-59.5%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 4.2% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	$20.59 SBD169.47	-61.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$91.20 SBD750.62	+82.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	$77.01 SBD633.85	-24.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	$77.01 SBD633.85	-13.4%
Average			-4.2%

Lebanon 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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