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Solomon Islands vs. Kuwait Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 96.9% more expensive than Kuwait overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 72.5% more in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 5.0 times more in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 62.2% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9% less in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 4.1% more in Solomon Islands

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

Solomon Islands vs. Kuwait Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Kuwait	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 KWD2.380	$5.99 SBD50.55	-22.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.66 KWD2.360	$14.99 SBD126.38	+95.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KWD0.170	$1.40 SBD11.80	+153.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 KWD0.120	$1.20 SBD10.11	+197.1%
Average			+105.9%

Kuwait vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Kuwait	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 KWD0.310	$1.36 SBD11.46	+34.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.23 KWD0.690	$2.28 SBD19.21	+2.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.23 KWD1.610	$9.08 SBD76.54	+73.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 KWD0.730	$4.72 SBD39.79	+100.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 KWD0.820	$4.89 SBD41.27	+83.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 KWD0.300	$3.67 SBD30.96	+279.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$1.22 SBD10.32	+58.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 KWD0.200	$4.44 SBD37.45	+600.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.190	$1.56 SBD13.15	+159.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KWD0.140	$0.94 SBD7.91	+101.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 KWD0.130	$1.52 SBD12.84	+254.0%
Average			+158.8%

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pay 72.5% more for transportation

	Kuwait	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.25 KWD0.390	$5.23 SBD44.07	+316.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.77 KWD15.030	$29.97 SBD252.76	-38.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,067.40 KWD6,183.170	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.53 KWD8.480	$10.79 SBD90.99	-60.8%
Average			+72.5%

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pay 5.0 times more for housing

	Kuwait	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.39 KWD7.510	$119.89 SBD1,011.03	+391.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$767.09 KWD236.360	$539.52 SBD4,549.62	-29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$636.14 KWD196.010	$629.44 SBD5,307.88	-1.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.50 KWD12.480	$550.10 SBD4,638.82	+1258.3%
Average			+404.8%

Kuwait vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 62.2% less for childcare

	Kuwait	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$345.62 KWD106.490	$95.91 SBD808.82	-72.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,757.77 KWD1,774.080	$2,757.54 SBD23,253.59	-52.1%
Average			-62.2%

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pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 KWD0.500	$2.28 SBD19.21	+40.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.77 KWD1.470	$3.80 SBD32.02	-20.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.04 KWD0.940	$3.84 SBD32.35	+26.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.30 KWD27.520	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.81 KWD3.330	$3.30 SBD27.80	-69.5%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 4.1% more for clothing

	Kuwait	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.88 KWD12.600	$20.30 SBD171.20	-50.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.73 KWD14.400	$89.92 SBD758.27	+92.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.98 KWD27.720	$75.93 SBD640.32	-15.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.70 KWD26.100	$75.93 SBD640.32	-10.3%
Average			+4.1%

Kuwait vs. Solomon Islands - 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: February 2025

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