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Solomon Islands vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 54.8% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 17.9% more in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 61.5% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.6% less in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 4.8% less in Solomon Islands

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

Solomon Islands vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.73 SAR25.24	$5.99 SBD50.55	-10.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 SAR28.28	$14.99 SBD126.38	+98.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.76	$1.40 SBD11.80	+90.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.92	$1.20 SBD10.11	+387.1%
Average			+141.2%

Saudi Arabia vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 SAR3.54	$1.36 SBD11.46	+44.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.87 SAR14.51	$2.28 SBD19.21	-41.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.37	$9.08 SBD76.54	+34.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 SAR9.67	$4.72 SBD39.79	+83.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.22 SAR12.09	$4.89 SBD41.27	+51.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 SAR3.53	$3.67 SBD30.96	+289.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.86	$1.22 SBD10.32	+60.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.80	$4.44 SBD37.45	+495.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.76	$1.56 SBD13.15	+112.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 SAR2.53	$0.94 SBD7.91	+39.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 SAR2.37	$1.52 SBD12.84	+140.5%
Average			+119.0%

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pay 17.9% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.30 SAR8.63	$5.23 SBD44.07	+127.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.62 SAR167.36	$29.97 SBD252.76	-32.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,543.44 SAR95,801.45	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR67.97	$10.79 SBD90.99	-40.5%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.43 SAR279.15	$119.89 SBD1,011.03	+61.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.32 SAR1,441.41	$539.52 SBD4,549.62	+40.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.56 SAR1,048.52	$629.44 SBD5,307.88	+125.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.15 SAR319.36	$550.10 SBD4,638.82	+546.0%
Average			+193.2%

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pay 61.5% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.07 SAR1,136.67	$95.91 SBD808.82	-68.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,063.63 SAR22,741.83	$2,757.54 SBD23,253.59	-54.5%
Average			-61.5%

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pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 SAR6.39	$2.28 SBD19.21	+33.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 SAR13.37	$3.80 SBD32.02	+6.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 SAR26.94	$3.84 SBD32.35	-46.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.57 SAR369.70	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.63 SAR62.36	$3.30 SBD27.80	-80.2%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 4.8% less for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.91 SAR160.93	$20.30 SBD171.20	-52.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.28 SAR218.57	$89.92 SBD758.27	+54.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.66 SAR343.77	$75.93 SBD640.32	-17.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.88 SAR295.84	$75.93 SBD640.32	-3.7%
Average			-4.8%

Saudi Arabia 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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