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Faroe Islands vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Faroe Islands is 2.8 times more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Faroe Islands
Groceries: pay 54.9% more in Faroe Islands
Transportation: pay 61.7% more in Faroe Islands
Housing: pay 8.7% more in Faroe Islands
Childcare: pay 5.8 times more in Faroe Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8 times more in Faroe Islands
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Faroe Islands

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

Faroe Islands vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Faroe Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$24.88 DKK159.59	+309.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$20.13 DKK129.11	+65.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$3.21 DKK20.60	+134.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$2.66 DKK17.07	+150.0%
Average			+164.9%

Solomon Islands vs. Faroe Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.9% more for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Faroe Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$7.99 DKK51.27	+438.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$6.13 DKK39.31	+208.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$10.29 DKK66.04	+5.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$5.83 DKK37.41	+6.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$6.39 DKK40.98	+63.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$1.06 DKK6.83	-66.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$1.28 DKK8.20	+9.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$1.42 DKK9.11	-59.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$0.85 DKK5.46	-43.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$1.28 DKK8.20	+40.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$1.56 DKK10.02	+3.0%
Average			+54.9%

Solomon Islands vs. Faroe Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.7% more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Faroe Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$7.92 DKK50.79	+61.7%
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			+61.7%

Solomon Islands vs. Faroe Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.7% more for housing

	Solomon Islands	Faroe Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$70.42 DKK451.77	-20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$898.43 DKK5,763.34	+64.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$1,017.24 DKK6,525.50	+59.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$102.42 DKK657.04	-68.5%
Average			+8.7%

Solomon Islands vs. Faroe Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 5.8 times more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Faroe Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$563.40 DKK3,614.12	+479.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	??
Average			+479.2%

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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Faroe Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$9.39 DKK60.24	+414.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$7.09 DKK45.47	+126.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$10.95 DKK70.27	+173.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$40.90 DKK262.36
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$16.43 DKK105.41	+391.4%
Average			+276.4%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Faroe Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$153.84 DKK986.86	+647.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$62.60 DKK401.57	-31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$169.54 DKK1,087.58	+120.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$224.31 DKK1,438.96	+191.3%
Average			+231.8%

Solomon Islands vs. Faroe Islands - 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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