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Albania vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 22.3% more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.2% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 24.0% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 77.1% more in Albania
Housing: pay 52.8% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 60.9% more in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.2% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 52.5% more in Albania

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

Albania vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.2% more for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$9.59 ALL795	+57.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$8.67 ALL719	-28.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$1.77 ALL147	+29.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$0.83 ALL69	-21.7%
Average			+9.2%

Solomon Islands vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.0% less for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$1.03 ALL85	-30.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$5.40 ALL448	+172.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$7.89 ALL654	-18.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$3.20 ALL266	-41.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$3.26 ALL270	-16.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$0.65 ALL54	-79.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$1.13 ALL94	-3.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$0.74 ALL61	-79.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$0.66 ALL55	-55.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$0.51 ALL42	-44.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$0.53 ALL44	-65.3%
Average			-24.0%

Solomon Islands vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 77.1% more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$8.27 ALL685	+68.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$19.40 ALL1,608	-20.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$31,384.43 ALL2,601,783
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$30.95 ALL2,565	+182.8%
Average			+77.1%

Solomon Islands vs. Albania - Cost of transportation

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pay 52.8% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$16.59 ALL1,375	-81.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$521.48 ALL43,231	-4.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$357.61 ALL29,646	-44.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$61.56 ALL5,103	-81.1%
Average			-52.8%

Solomon Islands vs. Albania - Cost of housing

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pay 60.9% more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$175.46 ALL14,546	+80.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$3,951.26 ALL327,562	+41.3%
Average			+60.9%

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pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$2.46 ALL204	+34.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$1.95 ALL161	-37.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$4.30 ALL356	+7.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$52.57 ALL4,358
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$7.66 ALL635	+129.0%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 52.5% more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$54.19 ALL4,492	+163.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$39.78 ALL3,298	-56.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$94.48 ALL7,832	+22.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$139.08 ALL11,529	+80.6%
Average			+52.5%

Solomon Islands vs. Albania - 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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