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Solomon Islands vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 2.3 times more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 98.7% more in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 13.0% less in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 4.9 times more in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 20.7% more in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.5% more in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Solomon Islands

The cost of housing, groceries, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Solomon Islands are more expensive than in Madagascar. Notably, housing, groceries, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Solomon Islands.

Solomon Islands vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.7% more for restaurants

	Madagascar	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.04 MGA13,565	$6.08 SBD50.04	+99.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.73 MGA21,097	$12.16 SBD100.08	+157.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 MGA3,657	$1.37 SBD11.26	+66.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MGA2,776	$1.06 SBD8.76	+70.9%
Average			+98.7%

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Madagascar	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 MGA3,910	$1.49 SBD12.22	+69.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 MGA23,916	$1.99 SBD16.35	-63.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.89 MGA17,345	$9.73 SBD80.10	+150.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 MGA8,790	$5.49 SBD45.19	+178.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 MGA11,752	$3.92 SBD32.23	+48.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 MGA2,859	$3.20 SBD26.33	+399.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 MGA1,481	$1.17 SBD9.65	+253.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MGA2,524	$3.54 SBD29.14	+525.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 MGA1,823	$1.50 SBD12.35	+267.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 MGA1,279	$0.91 SBD7.49	+217.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 MGA1,805	$1.52 SBD12.48	+274.7%
Average			+211.0%

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pay 13.0% less for transportation

	Madagascar	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.44 MGA19,804	$4.90 SBD40.31	+10.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$24.32 SBD200.16
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,651.72 MGA56,433,540	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.17 MGA76,588	$10.94 SBD90.07	-36.3%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 4.9 times more for housing

	Madagascar	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.23 MGA268,678	$88.16 SBD725.60	+46.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$257.49 MGA1,148,552	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	+112.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$71.69 MGA319,786	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	+790.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.95 MGA200,485	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	+624.1%
Average			+393.4%

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pay 20.7% more for childcare

	Madagascar	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.54 MGA207,595	$97.28 SBD800.66	+109.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,634.52 MGA38,514,631	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	-67.6%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 85.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.82 MGA3,642	$1.82 SBD15.01	+123.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.33 MGA5,930	$3.13 SBD25.77	+135.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.73 MGA7,734	$4.01 SBD33.03	+131.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.94 MGA133,560	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 MGA28,875	$3.34 SBD27.52	-48.3%
Average			+85.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Madagascar	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.48 MGA86,877	$20.59 SBD169.47	+5.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.20 MGA76,743	$91.20 SBD750.62	+430.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.84 MGA315,983	$77.01 SBD633.85	+8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.48 MGA247,460	$77.01 SBD633.85	+38.8%
Average			+120.8%

Madagascar 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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