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Haiti vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Haiti is 42.7% more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.6% more in Haiti
Groceries: pay 9.0% more in Haiti
Transportation: pay 32.5% less in Haiti
Housing: pay 29.4% more in Haiti
Childcare: pay 74.2% more in Haiti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.9% more in Haiti
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Haiti

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

Haiti vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.6% more for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Haiti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$12.00 HTG1,570.88	+97.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$11.39 HTG1,490.49	-6.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$2.00 HTG261.81	+46.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$1.50 HTG196.36	+41.0%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 9.0% more for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Haiti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$2.50 HTG327.27	+68.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$5.00 HTG654.53	+151.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$5.68 HTG743.30	-41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$2.80 HTG365.92	-49.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$6.91 HTG904.34	+76.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$2.27 HTG296.89	-29.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$0.54 HTG71.25	-53.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$0.45 HTG59.38	-87.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$0.45 HTG59.38	-69.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$2.27 HTG296.89	+149.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$1.27 HTG166.26	-16.3%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 32.5% less for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Haiti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$4.28 HTG560.79	-12.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$20.00 HTG2,618.13	-17.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$35,000.00 HTG4,581,720.29
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$3.58 HTG468.64	-67.3%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 29.4% more for housing

	Solomon Islands	Haiti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$165.98 HTG21,727.93	+88.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$910.00 HTG119,124.73	+66.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$890.00 HTG116,506.60	+39.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$76.47 HTG10,010.48	-76.5%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 74.2% more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Haiti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$100.00 HTG13,090.63	+2.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$6,867.80 HTG899,038.47	+145.6%
Average			+74.2%

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pay 68.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Haiti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$5.00 HTG654.53	+174.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$1.65 HTG215.69	-47.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$2.00 HTG261.81	-50.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$69.54 HTG9,103.43
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$10.00 HTG1,309.06	+199.0%
Average			+68.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Haiti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$80.00 HTG10,472.50	+288.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$75.00 HTG9,817.97	-17.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$120.00 HTG15,708.76	+55.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$150.00 HTG19,635.94	+94.8%
Average			+105.3%

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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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