Cost of living comparison
compared to
Samoa vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary
Samoa is 63.8% cheaper than Solomon Islands overall.
Samoa vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Samoa instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Solomon Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
SBD54.89
|
$47.26
WST130.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.40
SBD99.80
|
$14.54
WST40.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
SBD12.47
|
$1.82
WST5.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
SBD8.73
|
$1.36
WST3.75
|
|
Solomon Islands vs. Samoa - Cost of restaurants
pay 44.8% less for groceries
|
Solomon Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
SBD12.06
|
$0.82
WST2.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
SBD26.28
|
$0.45
WST1.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.62
SBD77.44
|
$6.88
WST18.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
SBD45.11
|
$4.27
WST11.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
SBD31.12
|
$1.65
WST4.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
SBD22.97
|
$2.31
WST6.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD9.62
|
$0.82
WST2.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.88
SBD31.23
|
$0.82
WST2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
SBD13.58
|
$1.98
WST5.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
SBD7.15
|
$1.65
WST4.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
SBD12.45
|
$0.49
WST1.36
|
|
Solomon Islands vs. Samoa - Cost of groceries
pay 19.8% more for transportation
|
Solomon Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SBD40.19
|
$4.13
WST11.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.80
SBD199.59
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,598.79
SBD150K
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.16
SBD89.82
|
$49.07
WST135.00
|
|
Solomon Islands vs. Samoa - Cost of transportation
pay 92.6% less for housing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$89.89
SBD723.52
|
$36.35
WST100.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.61
SBD7,152.04
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$433.97
SBD3,492.86
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$331.86
SBD2,671.01
|
$13.90
WST38.24
|
|
Solomon Islands vs. Samoa - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Solomon Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.19
SBD798.37
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,851.81
SBD22,953.06
|
?? |
Solomon Islands vs. Samoa - Cost of childcare
pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Solomon Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
SBD19.96
|
$3.45
WST9.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
SBD27.44
|
$2.91
WST8.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
SBD33.43
|
$6.18
WST17.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.20
SBD299.39
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
SBD34.93
|
?? | |
Solomon Islands vs. Samoa - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.28
SBD219.55
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.99
SBD748.47
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.13
SBD781.73
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.29
SBD831.30
|
?? |
Solomon Islands vs. Samoa - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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