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Dominica vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Dominica is 35.1% more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.1% more in Dominica
Groceries: pay 11.5% more in Dominica
Transportation: pay 98.6% more in Dominica
Housing: pay 50.6% less in Dominica
Childcare: pay 46.0% more in Dominica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.7% more in Dominica
Clothing: pay 31.6% more in Dominica

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Dominica are more expensive than in Solomon Islands. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Dominica.

Dominica vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.1% more for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Dominica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$7.40 EC$20.00	+21.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$7.03 EC$19.00	-42.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$2.47 EC$6.67	+80.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$2.22 EC$6.00	+108.7%
Average			+42.1%

Solomon Islands vs. Dominica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.5% more for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Dominica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$2.10 EC$5.67	+41.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$1.20 EC$3.25	-39.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$12.61 EC$34.07	+29.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$5.60 EC$15.13	+1.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$5.09 EC$13.76	+30.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$2.91 EC$7.86	-9.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$1.07 EC$2.90	-8.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$2.03 EC$5.49	-42.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$2.33 EC$6.30	+55.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$1.62 EC$4.37	+77.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$1.37 EC$3.71	-9.5%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 98.6% more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Dominica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$5.39 EC$14.58	+10.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$53.13 EC$143.58	+118.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$29.23 EC$79.00	+167.1%
Average			+98.6%

Solomon Islands vs. Dominica - Cost of transportation

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pay 50.6% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	Dominica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$70.92 EC$191.67	-19.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$283.68 EC$766.67	-48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$203.51 EC$550.00	-68.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$108.58 EC$293.44	-66.6%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 46.0% more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Dominica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$129.51 EC$350.00	+33.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	+58.8%
Average			+46.0%

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pay 66.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Dominica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$1.85 EC$5.00	+1.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$4.13 EC$11.17	+32.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$7.40 EC$20.00	+84.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$46.25 EC$125.00
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$8.33 EC$22.50	+149.0%
Average			+66.7%

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pay 31.6% more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Dominica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$55.50 EC$150.00	+169.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$37.00 EC$100.00	-59.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$74.00 EC$200.00	-3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$92.51 EC$250.00	+20.1%
Average			+31.6%

Solomon Islands vs. Dominica - 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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