United States vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

United States is 3.0 times more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 80.5% more in United States
Groceries
pay 18.3% more in United States
Transportation
pay 50.5% more in United States
Housing
pay 54.1% more in United States
Childcare
pay 11.1 times more in United States
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.6 times more in United States
Clothing
pay 38.0% more in United States

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, transportation, and clothing in United States are more expensive than in Solomon Islands. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in United States.

United States vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United States instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

pay 80.5% more for restaurants

 
Solomon Islands
United States
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.99
SBD50.59
$18.59
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$14.99
SBD126.48
$10.47
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.40
SBD11.80
$2.50
 

Improve prices ·

pay 18.3% more for groceries

 
Solomon Islands
United States
Bread
1 loaf
$1.36
SBD11.47
$3.49
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.28
SBD19.22
$6.33
 
Milk (1 gallon) $9.08
SBD76.60
$3.91
 

Improve prices ·

pay 50.5% more for transportation

 
Solomon Islands
United States
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.23
SBD44.10
$3.61
 
Monthly public transit pass $29.97
SBD252.96
$65.15
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $31,583.67
 

Improve prices ·

pay 54.1% more for housing

 
Solomon Islands
United States
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$119.89
SBD1,011.83
$67.50
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $539.52
SBD4,553.23
$1,655.99
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $629.44
SBD5,312.10
$1,423.40
 

Improve prices ·

pay 11.1 times more for childcare

 
Solomon Islands
United States
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $95.91
SBD809.46
$1,351.84
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,757.54
SBD23,272.08
$22,265.44
 

Improve prices ·

pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Solomon Islands
United States
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.28
SBD19.22
$5.78
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.80
SBD32.04
$5.04
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.84
SBD32.38
$9.68
 

Improve prices ·

pay 38.0% more for clothing

 
Solomon Islands
United States
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$20.30
SBD171.34
$50.38
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$89.92
SBD758.87
$40.66
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.93
SBD640.83
$85.52
 

Improve prices ·
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: February 2025
Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Honiara vs. Washington

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about United States or Solomon Islands. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.