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Solomon Islands vs. Philippines Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 2.2 times more expensive than Philippines overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 95.0% more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 4.3 times more in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 44.9% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.7% more in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 72.8% more in Solomon Islands

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

Solomon Islands vs. Philippines Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Philippines	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.60 ₱212.20	$5.99 SBD50.59	+66.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.18 ₱187.41	$14.99 SBD126.48	+371.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ₱43.06	$1.40 SBD11.80	+91.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 ₱23.57	$1.20 SBD10.12	+200.1%
Average			+182.6%

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pay 95.0% more for groceries

	Philippines	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 ₱68.88	$1.36 SBD11.47	+16.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.38 ₱199.19	$2.28 SBD19.22	-32.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.61 ₱390.34	$9.08 SBD76.60	+37.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 ₱113.39	$4.72 SBD39.83	+145.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.82 ₱107.52	$4.89 SBD41.31	+168.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 ₱78.65	$3.67 SBD30.98	+175.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 ₱37.73	$1.22 SBD10.33	+91.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 ₱67.43	$4.44 SBD37.48	+288.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ₱39.76	$1.56 SBD13.16	+131.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$0.94 SBD7.92	-3.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.21 ₱71.26	$1.52 SBD12.85	+26.1%
Average			+95.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Philippines	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 ₱249.22	$5.23 SBD44.10	+23.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.49 ₱678.12	$29.97 SBD252.96	+160.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,375.77 ₱1,556,407.74	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.70 ₱159.26	$10.79 SBD91.06	+299.8%
Average			+161.4%

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pay 4.3 times more for housing

	Philippines	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.28 ₱1,727.95	$119.89 SBD1,011.83	+309.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$242.58 ₱14,314.68	$539.52 SBD4,553.23	+122.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$157.31 ₱9,282.89	$629.44 SBD5,312.10	+300.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.80 ₱4,827.23	$550.10 SBD4,642.51	+572.5%
Average			+326.1%

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pay 44.9% less for childcare

	Philippines	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$165.07 ₱9,740.86	$95.91 SBD809.46	-41.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,295.45 ₱312,478.99	$2,757.54 SBD23,272.08	-47.9%
Average			-44.9%

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pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Philippines	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 ₱72.61	$2.28 SBD19.22	+85.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.19 ₱129.07	$3.80 SBD32.04	+73.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 ₱151.37	$3.84 SBD32.38	+49.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.66 ₱1,750.00	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.28 ₱311.58	$3.30 SBD27.83	-37.6%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 72.8% more for clothing

	Philippines	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.44 ₱2,091.17	$20.30 SBD171.34	-42.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.98 ₱1,356.10	$89.92 SBD758.87	+291.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.92 ₱3,830.58	$75.93 SBD640.83	+17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.53 ₱3,571.82	$75.93 SBD640.83	+25.4%
Average			+72.8%

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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: January 2025

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