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Egypt vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 51.3% cheaper than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.8% less in Egypt
Groceries: pay 71.1% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 71.5% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 84.9% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 34.5% less in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.1% less in Egypt
Clothing: pay 5.3% less in Egypt

Expenses including housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Egypt.

Egypt vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.8% less for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$4.04 EGP192.56	-33.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$5.01 EGP238.65	-58.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$0.36 EGP17.26	-73.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$0.16 EGP7.49	-85.2%
Average			-62.8%

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pay 71.1% less for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$0.56 EGP26.52	-62.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$1.51 EGP71.98	-23.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$3.31 EGP157.57	-66.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$1.43 EGP68.30	-73.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$2.05 EGP97.62	-47.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$0.65 EGP30.88	-79.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$0.29 EGP13.65	-75.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$0.21 EGP10.14	-94.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$0.16 EGP7.44	-89.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$0.18 EGP8.53	-80.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$0.17 EGP8.07	-88.8%
Average			-71.1%

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pay 71.5% less for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$1.30 EGP61.93	-73.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$7.45 EGP355.17	-69.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$33,747.60 EGP1,608,073.05
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$3.10 EGP147.87	-71.6%
Average			-71.5%

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pay 84.9% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$12.49 EGP595.23	-85.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$157.03 EGP7,482.70	-71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$85.28 EGP4,063.40	-86.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$13.26 EGP631.77	-95.9%
Average			-84.9%

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pay 34.5% less for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$71.39 EGP3,401.96	-26.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$1,608.71 EGP76,654.96	-42.5%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$1.67 EGP79.76	-8.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$1.40 EGP66.95	-55.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$1.99 EGP94.87	-50.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$21.74 EGP1,035.94
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$3.25 EGP154.72	-2.9%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 5.3% less for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$24.55 EGP1,169.61	+19.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$44.67 EGP2,128.38	-51.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$115.64 EGP5,510.34	+50.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$46.41 EGP2,211.24	-39.7%
Average			-5.3%

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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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