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Bangkok vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 64.9% more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.2% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 8.8% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 18.3% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 46.5% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.2% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 45.4% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.2% less for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$3.10 THB97.49	-49.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$6.20 THB194.99	-49.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$0.79 THB24.89	-42.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$0.33 THB10.48	-68.7%
Average			-52.2%

Solomon Islands vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.8% less for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$1.44 THB45.28	-3.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$8.50 THB267.43	+328.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$7.23 THB227.32	-25.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$2.28 THB71.83	-58.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$1.38 THB43.39	-64.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$1.59 THB50.01	-50.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$0.82 THB25.68	-30.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$1.02 THB32.18	-71.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$0.85 THB26.82	-43.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$0.72 THB22.65	-20.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$0.65 THB20.41	-57.2%
Average			-8.8%

Solomon Islands vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.3% more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$4.69 THB147.55	-4.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$37.21 THB1,169.93	+53.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$37,206.42 THB1,169,932.86
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$11.63 THB365.60	+6.2%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 46.5% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$16.91 THB531.61	-80.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$675.06 THB21,226.75	+23.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$321.97 THB10,124.02	-49.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$68.69 THB2,159.82	-78.9%
Average			-46.5%

Solomon Islands vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$609.37 THB19,161.40	+526.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$13,346.39 THB419,669.10	+377.2%
Average			+451.8%

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pay 46.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$2.79 THB87.74	+53.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$2.54 THB79.88	-18.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$4.40 THB138.20	+9.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$51.03 THB1,604.74
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$8.06 THB253.49	+141.1%
Average			+46.2%

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pay 45.4% more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$58.81 THB1,849.09	+185.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$38.03 THB1,195.92	-58.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$104.24 THB3,277.67	+35.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$91.47 THB2,876.08	+18.8%
Average			+45.4%

Solomon Islands vs. Bangkok - 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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