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Solomon Islands vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 44.8% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.7% less in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 4.6% more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 4.1% more in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 94.0% more in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.7% less in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 57.7% more in Solomon Islands

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

Solomon Islands vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.7% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,326.75	$6.08 SBD50.04	-18.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,945.90	$12.16 SBD100.08	+10.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD353.80	$1.37 SBD11.26	-31.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD353.80	$1.06 SBD8.76	-46.8%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 4.6% more for groceries

	Liberia	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD316.87	$1.49 SBD12.22	-17.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,044.66	$1.99 SBD16.35	-66.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,417.23	$9.73 SBD80.10	+21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD636.84	$5.49 SBD45.19	+52.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD950.84	$3.92 SBD32.23	-27.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD131.33	$3.20 SBD26.33	+330.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD678.12	$1.17 SBD9.65	-69.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD825.53	$3.54 SBD29.14	-24.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD884.50	$1.50 SBD12.35	-70.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD182.19	$0.91 SBD7.49	-11.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD855.02	$1.52 SBD12.48	-68.6%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 4.1% more for transportation

	Liberia	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD830.25	$4.90 SBD40.31	+4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,538.00	$24.32 SBD200.16	+21.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,534.94 LRD2,217,430.36	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,245.20	$10.94 SBD90.07	-13.8%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Liberia	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD16,495.91	$88.16 SBD725.60	-5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD117,933.34	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	-17.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,805.50	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	+572.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.26 LRD15,083.29	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	+281.7%
Average			+207.6%

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pay 94.0% more for childcare

	Liberia	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.33 LRD22,879.05	$97.28 SBD800.66	-24.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$894.00 LRD158,148.34	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	+212.8%
Average			+94.0%

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pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LRD530.70	$1.82 SBD15.01	-39.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.33 LRD589.67	$3.13 SBD25.77	-6.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD884.50	$4.01 SBD33.03	-19.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD13,488.63	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,724.73	$3.34 SBD27.52	-65.7%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 57.7% more for clothing

	Liberia	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,257.16	$20.59 SBD169.47	+11.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD5,970.38	$91.20 SBD750.62	+170.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD9,950.63	$77.01 SBD633.85	+36.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD12,161.88	$77.01 SBD633.85	+12.0%
Average			+57.7%

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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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