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Qatar vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Qatar is 2.0 times more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.0% less in Qatar
Groceries: pay 33.0% less in Qatar
Transportation: pay 8.5% more in Qatar
Housing: pay 55.1% more in Qatar
Childcare: pay 6.0 times more in Qatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Qatar
Clothing: pay 29.1% more in Qatar

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

Qatar vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.0% less for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Qatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$6.69 QAR24.39	+10.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$6.07 QAR22.14	-50.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$0.82 QAR2.98	-40.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$0.30 QAR1.08	-72.0%
Average			-38.0%

Solomon Islands vs. Qatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.0% less for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Qatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$1.50 QAR5.45	+0.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$4.10 QAR14.94	+106.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$7.40 QAR26.98	-24.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$2.51 QAR9.15	-54.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$3.44 QAR12.54	-12.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$0.86 QAR3.14	-73.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$0.65 QAR2.38	-44.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$0.66 QAR2.40	-81.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$0.59 QAR2.14	-60.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$0.46 QAR1.68	-49.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$0.45 QAR1.65	-70.1%
Average			-33.0%

Solomon Islands vs. Qatar - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.5% more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Qatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$2.14 QAR7.82	-56.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$33.29 QAR121.35	+36.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$24,539.60 QAR89,445.82
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$15.86 QAR57.80	+44.9%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 55.1% more for housing

	Solomon Islands	Qatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$83.65 QAR304.89	-5.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$1,687.55 QAR6,151.05	+208.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$1,253.51 QAR4,569.00	+96.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$66.60 QAR242.74	-79.5%
Average			+55.1%

Solomon Islands vs. Qatar - Cost of housing

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pay 6.0 times more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Qatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$798.67 QAR2,911.11	+721.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$10,764.79 QAR39,237.20	+284.9%
Average			+502.9%

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Qatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$10.98 QAR40.03	+502.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$4.21 QAR15.34	+34.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$6.42 QAR23.39	+59.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$127.24 QAR463.79
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$11.33 QAR41.28	+238.7%
Average			+208.8%

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pay 29.1% more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Qatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$51.95 QAR189.36	+152.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$46.24 QAR168.53	-49.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$94.73 QAR345.28	+23.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$69.59 QAR253.65	-9.6%
Average			+29.1%

Solomon Islands vs. Qatar - 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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