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Central African Republic vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Central African Republic is 89.6% more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 67.4% more in Central African Republic
Groceries: pay 77.0% more in Central African Republic
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Central African Republic
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Central African Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.1% more in Central African Republic

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Central African Republic are more expensive than in Solomon Islands. Notably, housing, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Central African Republic.

Central African Republic vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

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pay 67.4% more for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Central African Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	??
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$1.78 FCFA1,007	+67.4%
Average			+67.4%

Solomon Islands vs. Central African Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 77.0% more for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Central African Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$4.45 FCFA2,518	+199.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$4.45 FCFA2,518	+124.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$20.22 FCFA11,438	+107.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$5.34 FCFA3,022	-2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$4.04 FCFA2,284	+3.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$3.23 FCFA1,827	-8.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$2.42 FCFA1,371	+61.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$2.02 FCFA1,142	+121.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$2.83 FCFA1,599	+86.4%
Average			+77.0%

Solomon Islands vs. Central African Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Central African Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$10.11 FCFA5,719	+106.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	??
Average			+106.4%

Solomon Islands vs. Central African Republic - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Solomon Islands	Central African Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$1,335.44 FCFA755,392	+144.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	??
Average			+144.1%

Solomon Islands vs. Central African Republic - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

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

Solomon Islands vs. Central African Republic - Cost of childcare

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pay 53.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Central African Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$3.56 FCFA2,014	+95.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$4.45 FCFA2,518	+10.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	??
Average			+53.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Central African Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	??

Solomon Islands vs. Central African Republic - 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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