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Solomon Islands vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 2.0 times more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.3% more in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 0.3% less in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 18.8% more in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.2% more in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 4.7 times more in Solomon Islands

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

Solomon Islands vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 44.3% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$6.08 SBD50.04	+102.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$12.16 SBD100.08	+21.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$1.37 SBD11.26	+32.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$1.06 SBD8.76	+20.0%
Average			+44.3%

Sierra Leone vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$1.49 SBD12.22	+122.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$1.99 SBD16.35	-44.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$9.73 SBD80.10	+6.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$5.49 SBD45.19	+173.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$3.92 SBD32.23	+15.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$3.20 SBD26.33	+76.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$1.17 SBD9.65	+29.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$3.54 SBD29.14	+1001.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.50 SBD12.35	-33.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.91 SBD7.49	+0.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$1.52 SBD12.48	+105.4%
Average			+132.0%

Sierra Leone vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.3% less for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$4.90 SBD40.31	-2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$24.32 SBD200.16
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$10.94 SBD90.07	+1.8%
Average			-0.3%

Sierra Leone vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.8% more for housing

	Sierra Leone	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$88.16 SBD725.60	-11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	-58.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	-49.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	+194.8%
Average			+18.8%

Sierra Leone vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$97.28 SBD800.66
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93

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pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$1.82 SBD15.01	+21.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$3.13 SBD25.77	+80.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$4.01 SBD33.03	+33.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.34 SBD27.52
Average			+45.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.7 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$20.59 SBD169.47	+105.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$91.20 SBD750.62	+1040.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$77.01 SBD633.85	+285.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$77.01 SBD633.85	+54.0%
Average			+371.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of clothing

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