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Solomon Islands vs. Senegal Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 6.4% more expensive than Senegal overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.7% more in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 70.4% more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 47.4% less in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 71.8% more in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 62.7% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% less in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 10.2% less in Solomon Islands

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

Solomon Islands vs. Senegal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.7% more for restaurants

	Senegal	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.92 F CFA2,771	$6.08 SBD50.04	+23.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.46 F CFA5,895	$12.16 SBD100.08	+16.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 F CFA504	$1.37 SBD11.26	+53.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 F CFA612	$1.06 SBD8.76	-2.1%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 70.4% more for groceries

	Senegal	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 F CFA360	$1.49 SBD12.22	+132.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 F CFA3,628	$1.99 SBD16.35	-69.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.55 F CFA5,378	$9.73 SBD80.10	+1.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 F CFA1,582	$5.49 SBD45.19	+95.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 F CFA2,477	$3.92 SBD32.23	-10.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 F CFA716	$3.20 SBD26.33	+151.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA480	$1.17 SBD9.65	+37.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 F CFA683	$3.54 SBD29.14	+192.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 F CFA552	$1.50 SBD12.35	+53.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA391	$0.91 SBD7.49	+31.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA330	$1.52 SBD12.48	+159.1%
Average			+70.4%

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pay 47.4% less for transportation

	Senegal	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.70 F CFA3,776	$4.90 SBD40.31	-26.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.49 F CFA45,345	$24.32 SBD200.16	-69.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,116.17 F CFA20,909,149	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 F CFA11,336	$10.94 SBD90.07	-45.6%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 71.8% more for housing

	Senegal	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.58 F CFA27,368	$88.16 SBD725.60	+81.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$940.87 F CFA530,034	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	-41.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$364.90 F CFA205,565	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	+74.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.46 F CFA67,297	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	+172.4%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 62.7% less for childcare

	Senegal	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.31 F CFA151,150	$97.28 SBD800.66	-63.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,289.08 F CFA4,106,255	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	-61.6%
Average			-62.7%

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pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Senegal	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.68 F CFA1,512	$1.82 SBD15.01	-32.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47 F CFA2,520	$3.13 SBD25.77	-30.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,008	$4.01 SBD33.03	+124.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.08 F CFA28,215	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,038	$3.34 SBD27.52	-62.6%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 10.2% less for clothing

	Senegal	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.32 F CFA29,474	$20.59 SBD169.47	-60.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA26,871	$91.20 SBD750.62	+91.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.31 F CFA62,140	$77.01 SBD633.85	-30.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.17 F CFA73,896	$77.01 SBD633.85	-41.3%
Average			-10.2%

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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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