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Republic of the Congo vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 43.2% more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.9% more in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 2.1% less in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 5.9% more in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 0.7% less in Republic of the Congo
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.8% more in Republic of the Congo
Clothing: pay 17.2% more in Republic of the Congo

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

Republic of the Congo vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

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pay 34.9% more for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$13.06 FCFA7,357	+114.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$9.37 FCFA5,276	-23.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$1.38 FCFA775	+0.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$1.57 FCFA883	+47.4%
Average			+34.9%

Solomon Islands vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1% less for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$2.52 FCFA1,420	+69.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$4.66 FCFA2,625	+134.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$8.84 FCFA4,979	-9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$3.07 FCFA1,727	-44.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$3.15 FCFA1,775	-19.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$1.08 FCFA609	-66.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$1.07 FCFA601	-8.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$1.85 FCFA1,040	-47.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$1.28 FCFA719	-14.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$1.09 FCFA613	+19.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$0.97 FCFA547	-36.0%
Average			-2.1%

Solomon Islands vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.9% more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$5.08 FCFA2,864	+3.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$22.59 FCFA12,726	-7.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$32,895.05 FCFA18,531,205
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$13.24 FCFA7,459	+21.0%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 0.7% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$65.34 FCFA36,807	-25.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$988.85 FCFA557,061	+80.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$393.90 FCFA221,903	-38.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$262.94 FCFA148,125	-19.2%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$303.92 FCFA171,209	+212.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$6,033.33 FCFA3,398,838	+115.7%
Average			+164.1%

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pay 82.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$3.10 FCFA1,747	+70.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$4.75 FCFA2,676	+51.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$3.92 FCFA2,206	-2.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$63.17 FCFA35,587
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$10.42 FCFA5,870	+211.6%
Average			+82.8%

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pay 17.2% more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$41.67 FCFA23,473	+102.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$40.42 FCFA22,768	-55.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$91.11 FCFA51,327	+18.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$80.00 FCFA45,067	+3.9%
Average			+17.2%

Solomon Islands vs. Republic of the Congo - 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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