Cost of living comparison

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Solomon Islands vs. Qatar Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 2.7% cheaper than Qatar overall.

Restaurants
pay 47.6% more in Solomon Islands
Groceries
pay 94.8% more in Solomon Islands
Transportation
pay 15.6% more in Solomon Islands
Housing
pay 19.5% less in Solomon Islands
Childcare
pay 79.0% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports
pay 61.5% less in Solomon Islands
Clothing
pay 14.5% more in Solomon Islands

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

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Solomon Islands vs. Qatar Cost Breakdown

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

pay 47.6% more for restaurants

 
Qatar
Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.49
QAR23.79
$6.82
SBD54.89
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.14
QAR26.13
$12.40
SBD99.80
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.84
QAR3.08
$1.55
SBD12.47
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pay 94.8% more for groceries

 
Qatar
Solomon Islands
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.38
QAR5.06
$1.50
SBD12.06
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.99
QAR14.63
$3.27
SBD26.28
Milk (1 gallon) $7.97
QAR29.21
$9.62
SBD77.44
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pay 15.6% more for transportation

 
Qatar
Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.14
QAR7.82
$4.99
SBD40.19
Monthly public transit pass $23.33
QAR85.44
$24.80
SBD199.59
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,978.05
QAR102K
$18,598.79
SBD150K
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pay 19.5% less for housing

 
Qatar
Solomon Islands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $86.45
QAR316.63
$89.89
SBD723.52
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,433.67
QAR5,251.26
$888.61
SBD7,152.04
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $856.18
QAR3,135.99
$433.97
SBD3,492.86
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pay 79.0% less for childcare

 
Qatar
Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $670.94
QAR2,457.53
$99.19
SBD798.37
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,605.02
QAR35,181.22
$2,851.81
SBD22,953.06
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pay 61.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Qatar
Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $11.34
QAR41.55
$2.48
SBD19.96
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.19
QAR19.02
$3.41
SBD27.44
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.67
QAR20.77
$4.15
SBD33.43
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pay 14.5% more for clothing

 
Qatar
Solomon Islands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $44.75
QAR163.90
$27.28
SBD219.55
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $42.52
QAR155.75
$92.99
SBD748.47
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $98.38
QAR360.34
$97.13
SBD781.73
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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