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Ethiopia vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 58.1% more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.7% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 24.8% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 39.8% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 3.7% more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 5.9 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.2% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 43.2% more in Ethiopia

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

Ethiopia vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.7% less for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$4.26 ETB655.54	-29.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	-46.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$0.61 ETB93.51	-55.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$0.57 ETB87.20	-46.7%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 24.8% less for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$1.26 ETB193.73	-15.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$4.34 ETB667.36	+118.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$5.42 ETB834.53	-44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$2.28 ETB351.02	-58.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$5.76 ETB886.79	+47.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$3.08 ETB473.48	-3.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$0.43 ETB66.40	-63.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$1.06 ETB162.78	-70.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$0.40 ETB62.30	-73.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$0.28 ETB42.45	-69.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$0.91 ETB139.43	-40.3%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 39.8% less for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$4.81 ETB740.52	-1.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	-50.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$3.62 ETB556.29	-67.0%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 3.7% more for housing

	Solomon Islands	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	+47.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	+49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	-19.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	-62.5%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 5.9 times more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	-3.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	+979.4%
Average			+488.1%

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pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$0.90 ETB138.50	-50.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$1.09 ETB167.35	-65.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$5.10 ETB784.81	+27.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$62.10 ETB9,556.74
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$3.75 ETB577.06	+12.1%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 43.2% more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	+118.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	-17.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	+22.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	+49.4%
Average			+43.2%

Solomon Islands vs. Ethiopia - 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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