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Solomon Islands vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 81.9% more expensive than Namibia overall.

Restaurants: pay 93.2% more in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 16.5% more in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 45.7% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.9% more in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 51.2% more in Solomon Islands

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

Solomon Islands vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 93.2% more for restaurants

	Namibia	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.95 NAD145.71	$5.99 SBD50.55	-24.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.23 NAD77.51	$14.99 SBD126.38	+254.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 NAD15.26	$1.40 SBD11.80	+67.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 NAD12.53	$1.20 SBD10.11	+75.4%
Average			+93.2%

Namibia vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Namibia	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 NAD16.04	$1.36 SBD11.46	+55.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.33 NAD61.10	$2.28 SBD19.21	-31.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 NAD93.73	$9.08 SBD76.54	+77.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 NAD47.00	$4.72 SBD39.79	+83.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.33 NAD42.69	$4.89 SBD41.27	+110.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD14.55	$3.67 SBD30.96	+362.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 NAD14.04	$1.22 SBD10.32	+59.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 NAD13.06	$4.44 SBD37.45	+523.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NAD15.24	$1.56 SBD13.15	+87.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD16.76	$0.94 SBD7.91	+2.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD17.09	$1.52 SBD12.84	+63.3%
Average			+126.6%

Namibia vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.5% more for transportation

	Namibia	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 NAD87.42	$5.23 SBD44.07	+9.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.08 NAD624.47	$29.97 SBD252.76	-12.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,621.70 NAD286,215.52	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 NAD130.10	$10.79 SBD90.99	+52.0%
Average			+16.5%

Namibia vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Namibia	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.90 NAD1,170.75	$119.89 SBD1,011.03	+87.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$452.24 NAD8,285.79	$539.52 SBD4,549.62	+19.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$328.15 NAD6,012.26	$629.44 SBD5,307.88	+91.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.47 NAD942.99	$550.10 SBD4,638.82	+968.8%
Average			+291.9%

Namibia vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 45.7% less for childcare

	Namibia	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.47 NAD3,105.00	$95.91 SBD808.82	-43.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,302.57 NAD97,151.96	$2,757.54 SBD23,253.59	-48.0%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 39.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.49 NAD27.32	$2.28 SBD19.21	+52.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 NAD33.07	$3.80 SBD32.02	+110.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.97 NAD54.38	$3.84 SBD32.35	+29.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.72 NAD636.09	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 NAD89.77	$3.30 SBD27.80	-32.7%
Average			+39.9%

Namibia vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 51.2% more for clothing

	Namibia	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.49 NAD686.92	$20.30 SBD171.20	-45.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.97 NAD494.11	$89.92 SBD758.27	+233.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.06 NAD1,283.63	$75.93 SBD640.32	+8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.59 NAD1,274.96	$75.93 SBD640.32	+9.1%
Average			+51.2%

Namibia 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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