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South Korea vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 67.0% more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.9% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 29.7% more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 20.0% more in South Korea
Housing: pay 48.0% less in South Korea
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.7% more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 51.7% more in South Korea

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

South Korea vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

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pay 14.9% less for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$6.72 ₩9,907	+10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$5.50 ₩8,102	-54.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$1.47 ₩2,161	+7.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$0.82 ₩1,216	-22.5%
Average			-14.9%

Solomon Islands vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.7% more for groceries

	Solomon Islands	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$2.87 ₩4,235	+93.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$5.63 ₩8,290	+183.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$7.67 ₩11,311	-21.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$2.84 ₩4,180	-48.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$3.34 ₩4,917	-14.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$3.24 ₩4,768	+1.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$1.39 ₩2,045	+18.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$2.80 ₩4,121	-21.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$2.40 ₩3,543	+60.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$1.78 ₩2,627	+95.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$1.20 ₩1,775	-20.6%
Average			+29.7%

Solomon Islands vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.0% more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$4.40 ₩6,485	-10.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$47.17 ₩69,524	+94.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$26,440.41 ₩38,967,875
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$8.33 ₩12,280	-23.9%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 48.0% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$21.68 ₩31,958	-75.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$473.91 ₩698,442	-13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$357.19 ₩526,420	-44.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$132.53 ₩195,326	-59.3%
Average			-48.0%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$378.52 ₩557,869	+289.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$15,055.40 ₩22,188,655	+438.3%
Average			+363.7%

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pay 66.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$3.12 ₩4,595	+70.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$3.57 ₩5,258	+13.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$3.18 ₩4,693	-20.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$49.86 ₩73,483
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$10.12 ₩14,912	+202.6%
Average			+66.7%

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pay 51.7% more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$66.46 ₩97,948	+222.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$50.68 ₩74,697	-44.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$72.74 ₩107,204	-5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$103.23 ₩152,146	+34.0%
Average			+51.7%

Solomon Islands vs. South Korea - 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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