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Liberia vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 15.1% more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.0% more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 77.3% more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 2.0% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 32.8% less in Liberia
Childcare: pay 17.5% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.8% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 27.8% less in Liberia

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

Liberia vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.0% more for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$7.50 LRD1,326.75	+23.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$11.00 LRD1,945.90	-9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$2.00 LRD353.80	+46.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$2.00 LRD353.80	+88.0%
Average			+37.0%

Solomon Islands vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 77.3% more for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$1.79 LRD316.87	+20.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$5.91 LRD1,044.66	+197.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$8.01 LRD1,417.23	-17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$3.60 LRD636.84	-34.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$5.38 LRD950.84	+37.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$0.74 LRD131.33	-76.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$3.83 LRD678.12	+227.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$4.67 LRD825.53	+31.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$5.00 LRD884.50	+233.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$1.03 LRD182.19	+13.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$4.83 LRD855.02	+218.7%
Average			+77.3%

Solomon Islands vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0% less for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$4.69 LRD830.25	-4.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$20.00 LRD3,538.00	-17.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$12,534.94 LRD2,217,430.36
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$12.69 LRD2,245.20	+16.0%
Average			-2.0%

Solomon Islands vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 32.8% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$93.25 LRD16,495.91	+5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$666.67 LRD117,933.34	+21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$95.00 LRD16,805.50	-85.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$85.26 LRD15,083.29	-73.8%
Average			-32.8%

Solomon Islands vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 17.5% less for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$129.33 LRD22,879.05	+33.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$894.00 LRD158,148.34	-68.0%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 71.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$3.00 LRD530.70	+64.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$3.33 LRD589.67	+6.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$5.00 LRD884.50	+24.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$76.25 LRD13,488.63
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$9.75 LRD1,724.73	+191.6%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 27.8% less for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$18.41 LRD3,257.16	-10.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$33.75 LRD5,970.38	-63.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$56.25 LRD9,950.63	-27.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$68.75 LRD12,161.88	-10.7%
Average			-27.8%

Solomon Islands vs. Liberia - 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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