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Venezuela vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Venezuela is 7.9% cheaper than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.2% less in Venezuela
Groceries: pay 23.9% less in Venezuela
Transportation: pay 19.7% more in Venezuela
Housing: pay 74.4% less in Venezuela
Childcare: pay 16.6% more in Venezuela
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% less in Venezuela
Clothing: pay 12.1% more in Venezuela

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

Venezuela vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Venezuela instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

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pay 0.2% less for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Venezuela
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$8.27 VEF82.48	+36.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$9.58 VEF95.53	-21.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$1.21 VEF12.05	-11.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$1.02 VEF10.20	-3.9%
Average			-0.2%

Solomon Islands vs. Venezuela - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.9% less for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Venezuela
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$1.95 VEF19.46	+31.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$2.93 VEF29.24	+47.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$7.15 VEF71.33	-26.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$2.52 VEF25.18	-54.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$3.00 VEF29.96	-23.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$2.45 VEF24.44	-23.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$0.63 VEF6.32	-45.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$0.69 VEF6.92	-80.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$0.90 VEF9.00	-39.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$0.86 VEF8.61	-5.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$0.85 VEF8.51	-43.7%
Average			-23.9%

Solomon Islands vs. Venezuela - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.7% more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Venezuela
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$1.89 VEF18.88	-61.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$28.25 VEF281.77	+16.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$26,687.50 VEF266,194.50
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$22.35 VEF222.88	+104.2%
Average			+19.7%

Solomon Islands vs. Venezuela - Cost of transportation

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pay 74.4% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	Venezuela
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$36.50 VEF364.02	-58.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$195.38 VEF1,948.84	-64.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$132.78 VEF1,324.39	-79.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$14.35 VEF143.11	-95.6%
Average			-74.4%

Solomon Islands vs. Venezuela - Cost of housing

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pay 16.6% more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Venezuela
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$75.56 VEF753.63	-22.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$4,352.50 VEF43,414.02	+55.6%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Venezuela
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$1.40 VEF13.97	-23.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$2.20 VEF21.96	-29.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$3.51 VEF34.99	-12.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$33.36 VEF332.70
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$4.83 VEF48.21	+44.5%
Average			-5.2%

Solomon Islands vs. Venezuela - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 12.1% more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Venezuela
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$43.83 VEF437.18	+112.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$37.95 VEF378.50	-58.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$73.01 VEF728.25	-5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$76.30 VEF761.08	-0.9%
Average			+12.1%

Solomon Islands vs. Venezuela - 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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