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Solomon Islands vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 76.1% more expensive than Moldova overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.6% more in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 68.0% more in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 62.5% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.1% more in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 6.8% less in Solomon Islands

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

Solomon Islands vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.6% more for restaurants

	Moldova	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.86 MDL150.77	$6.08 SBD50.04	-31.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.75 MDL131.93	$12.16 SBD100.08	+56.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MDL14.71	$1.37 SBD11.26	+58.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 MDL9.89	$1.06 SBD8.76	+83.0%
Average			+41.6%

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Moldova	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 MDL7.77	$1.49 SBD12.22	+225.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.18 MDL88.09	$1.99 SBD16.35	-61.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.54 MDL77.22	$9.73 SBD80.10	+114.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 MDL36.27	$5.49 SBD45.19	+157.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 MDL41.28	$3.92 SBD32.23	+61.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 MDL6.95	$3.20 SBD26.33	+683.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 MDL14.60	$1.17 SBD9.65	+36.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 MDL13.82	$3.54 SBD29.14	+336.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MDL16.37	$1.50 SBD12.35	+55.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MDL5.77	$0.91 SBD7.49	+168.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 MDL4.53	$1.52 SBD12.48	+469.8%
Average			+204.3%

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pay 68.0% more for transportation

	Moldova	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 MDL89.77	$4.90 SBD40.31	-7.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.10 MDL273.99	$24.32 SBD200.16	+51.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,784.24 MDL540,794.63	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.21 MDL71.59	$10.94 SBD90.07	+160.1%
Average			+68.0%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Moldova	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.63 MDL180.91	$88.16 SBD725.60	+729.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$424.82 MDL7,228.07	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	+28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$315.71 MDL5,371.61	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	+102.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.05 MDL1,770.38	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	+212.8%
Average			+268.2%

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pay 62.5% less for childcare

	Moldova	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$314.41 MDL5,349.57	$97.28 SBD800.66	-69.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.73 MDL108,259.03	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	-56.0%
Average			-62.5%

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pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Moldova	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.61 MDL27.40	$1.82 SBD15.01	+13.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 MDL28.63	$3.13 SBD25.77	+86.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 MDL57.23	$4.01 SBD33.03	+19.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.99 MDL544.34	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 MDL92.28	$3.34 SBD27.52	-38.3%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 6.8% less for clothing

	Moldova	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.94 MDL968.80	$20.59 SBD169.47	-63.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.36 MDL822.78	$91.20 SBD750.62	+88.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.20 MDL1,977.16	$77.01 SBD633.85	-33.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.29 MDL1,604.37	$77.01 SBD633.85	-18.3%
Average			-6.8%

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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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