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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) is 2.7 times more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Groceries: pay 28.9% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Transportation: pay 26.4% more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Childcare: pay 6.2 times more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, clothing, and groceries in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) are more expensive than in Solomon Islands. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas).

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$26.71 FKP20.02	+339.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$2.26 FKP1.70	+65.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$1.29 FKP0.96	+20.9%
Average			+141.8%

Solomon Islands vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.9% more for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$3.36 FKP2.52	+125.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$1.47 FKP1.10	-25.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$7.99 FKP5.99	-17.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$7.17 FKP5.37	+30.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$3.56 FKP2.67	-9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$4.03 FKP3.02	+25.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$2.27 FKP1.70	+93.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$4.53 FKP3.40	+28.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$2.38 FKP1.78	+58.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$1.70 FKP1.27	+86.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$0.33 FKP0.25	-78.0%
Average			+28.9%

Solomon Islands vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.4% more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$6.19 FKP4.64	+26.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$2,670.87 FKP2,002.15
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	??
Average			+26.4%

Solomon Islands vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Solomon Islands	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$452.27 FKP339.03	+413.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$1,201.89 FKP900.97	+119.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$868.03 FKP650.70	+36.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$299.85 FKP224.78	-7.9%
Average			+140.2%

Solomon Islands vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - Cost of housing

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pay 6.2 times more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$600.94 FKP450.48	+517.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	??
Average			+517.8%

Solomon Islands vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$4.21 FKP3.15	+130.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$3.36 FKP2.52	+7.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$16.29 FKP12.21	+305.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$22.33 FKP16.74
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$11.02 FKP8.26	+229.5%
Average			+168.3%

Solomon Islands vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$113.51 FKP85.09	+451.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$93.48 FKP70.08	+2.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$110.17 FKP82.59	+43.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$106.83 FKP80.09	+38.7%
Average			+133.9%

Solomon Islands vs. Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) - 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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