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Sierra Leone vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Sierra Leone is 15.4% cheaper than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% less in Sierra Leone
Groceries: pay 19.7% less in Sierra Leone
Transportation: pay 0.3% more in Sierra Leone
Housing: pay 46.6% more in Sierra Leone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.2% less in Sierra Leone
Clothing: pay 62.9% less in Sierra Leone

The cost of housing and transportation in Sierra Leone are more expensive than in Solomon Islands. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

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pay 27.5% less for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Sierra Leone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$3.00 SLL62,908	-50.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$10.00 SLL209,695	-17.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$1.03 SLL21,591	-24.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$0.89 SLL18,596	-16.7%
Average			-27.5%

Solomon Islands vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.7% less for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Sierra Leone
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$0.67 SLL13,980	-55.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$3.54 SLL74,319	+78.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$9.15 SLL191,910	-6.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$2.01 SLL42,124	-63.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$3.40 SLL71,337	-13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$1.81 SLL38,046	-43.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$0.91 SLL19,023	-22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$0.32 SLL6,742	-90.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$2.27 SLL47,558	+51.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$0.91 SLL19,023	-0.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$0.74 SLL15,488	-51.3%
Average			-19.7%

Solomon Islands vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.3% more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Sierra Leone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$5.02 SLL105,180	+2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$10.75 SLL225,422	-1.8%
Average			+0.3%

Solomon Islands vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of transportation

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pay 46.6% more for housing

	Solomon Islands	Sierra Leone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	+13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	+141.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	+97.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	-66.1%
Average			+46.6%

Solomon Islands vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Sierra Leone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	??

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pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Sierra Leone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$1.50 SLL31,454	-17.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$1.74 SLL36,435	-44.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$3.00 SLL62,908	-25.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$50.00 SLL1,048,475
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	??
Average			-29.2%

Solomon Islands vs. Sierra Leone - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 62.9% less for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Sierra Leone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$10.00 SLL209,695	-51.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$8.00 SLL167,756	-91.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$20.00 SLL419,390	-74.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	-35.1%
Average			-62.9%

Solomon Islands vs. Sierra Leone - 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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