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Kenya vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 12.6% cheaper than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.7% less in Kenya
Groceries: pay 50.7% less in Kenya
Transportation: pay 14.8% more in Kenya
Housing: pay 73.5% less in Kenya
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.1% more in Kenya
Clothing: pay 57.5% less in Kenya

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

Kenya vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.7% less for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$3.74 KES484.15	-38.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$6.17 KES798.62	-49.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$0.54 KES69.44	-60.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$0.44 KES57.53	-58.2%
Average			-51.7%

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pay 50.7% less for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Kenya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$0.54 KES70.01	-63.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$4.37 KES565.28	+119.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$2.52 KES326.23	-74.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$1.60 KES207.28	-70.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$2.57 KES332.87	-34.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$1.08 KES139.60	-66.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$0.40 KES51.88	-65.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$0.69 KES89.87	-80.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$0.32 KES41.21	-78.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$0.30 KES38.21	-67.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$0.37 KES47.67	-75.7%
Average			-50.7%

Solomon Islands vs. Kenya - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.8% more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$5.40 KES698.69	+10.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$26.41 KES3,419.10	+8.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$19,331.14 KES2,502,416.20
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$13.74 KES1,778.12	+25.5%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 73.5% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	Kenya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$37.35 KES4,834.47	-57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$194.00 KES25,113.52	-64.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$131.26 KES16,990.97	-79.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$24.47 KES3,167.26	-92.5%
Average			-73.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$172.28 KES22,301.68	+77.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$7,439.34 KES963,022.59	+166.0%
Average			+121.5%

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pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$2.03 KES262.67	+11.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$2.28 KES294.98	-27.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$2.80 KES362.51	-30.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$29.27 KES3,788.44
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$6.10 KES790.23	+82.6%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 57.5% less for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Kenya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$12.46 KES1,612.32	-39.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$20.02 KES2,592.06	-78.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$34.44 KES4,457.72	-55.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$32.93 KES4,262.80	-57.2%
Average			-57.5%

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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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