Cost of living comparison

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Gabon vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 39.6% more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.0% more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 21.6% more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 17.5% more in Gabon
Housing: pay 7.9% less in Gabon
Childcare: pay 95.9% more in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.0% more in Gabon
Clothing: pay 73.1% more in Gabon

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

Gabon vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.0% more for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$17.89 FCFA10,077	+194.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$13.42 FCFA7,558	+10.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$1.49 FCFA840	+9.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$1.43 FCFA806	+34.5%
Average			+62.0%

Solomon Islands vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.6% more for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$1.52 FCFA856	+2.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$4.70 FCFA2,645	+136.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$11.57 FCFA6,516	+18.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$5.55 FCFA3,124	+1.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$4.06 FCFA2,285	+3.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$2.03 FCFA1,143	-36.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$2.03 FCFA1,143	+73.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$1.62 FCFA914	-54.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$1.62 FCFA914	+8.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$1.62 FCFA914	+78.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$1.62 FCFA914	+7.0%
Average			+21.6%

Solomon Islands vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.5% more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$4.08 FCFA2,298	-16.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$49.19 FCFA27,711	+102.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$30,408.43 FCFA17,130,387
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$7.34 FCFA4,132	-33.0%
Average			+17.5%

Solomon Islands vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.9% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$71.55 FCFA40,307	-18.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$1,073.24 FCFA604,602	+96.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$447.18 FCFA251,917	-30.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$68.39 FCFA38,529	-79.0%
Average			-7.9%

Solomon Islands vs. Gabon - Cost of housing

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pay 95.9% more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$178.87 FCFA100,767	+83.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$5,813.38 FCFA3,274,927	+107.9%
Average			+95.9%

Solomon Islands vs. Gabon - Cost of childcare

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pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$1.07 FCFA605	-41.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$6.26 FCFA3,527	+99.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$2.68 FCFA1,512	-33.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$67.08 FCFA37,788
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$4.50 FCFA2,532	+34.4%
Average			+15.0%

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pay 73.1% more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$89.44 FCFA50,383	+334.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$44.72 FCFA25,192	-51.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$53.66 FCFA30,230	-30.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$107.32 FCFA60,460	+39.4%
Average			+73.1%

Solomon Islands vs. Gabon - 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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