Cost of living comparison

Solomon Islands

compared to

New Caledonia

New Caledonia vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 2.7 times more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 59.2% more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 52.3% more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 42.6% more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 21.0% less in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 7.6 times more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6 times more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in New Caledonia

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

New Caledonia vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

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pay 59.2% more for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.99 SBD49.85	$15.72 CFPF1,651	+162.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.99 SBD124.63	$13.47 CFPF1,415	-10.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 SBD11.63	$2.54 CFPF267	+81.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 SBD9.97	$1.23 CFPF130	+3.0%
Average			+59.2%

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pay 52.3% more for groceries

	Solomon Islands	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 SBD11.30	$2.56 CFPF269	+88.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.28 SBD18.94	$8.19 CFPF860	+259.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.08 SBD75.49	$4.15 CFPF436	-54.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.72 SBD39.24	$5.42 CFPF569	+14.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 SBD40.70	$7.74 CFPF813	+58.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.67 SBD30.53	$1.79 CFPF188	-51.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 SBD10.18	$2.98 CFPF314	+143.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.44 SBD36.93	$2.85 CFPF300	-35.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 SBD12.96	$3.01 CFPF317	+93.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 SBD7.80	$1.59 CFPF167	+69.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.66	$1.36 CFPF143	-10.8%
Average			+52.3%

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pay 42.6% more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 SBD43.46	$5.77 CFPF607	+10.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.97 SBD249.27	$57.93 CFPF6,086	+93.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$31,659.34 CFPF3,326,258
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.79 SBD89.74	$13.39 CFPF1,407	+24.1%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 21.0% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$119.89 SBD997.07	$54.97 CFPF5,775	-54.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$539.52 SBD4,486.82	$740.96 CFPF77,849	+37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$629.44 SBD5,234.63	$655.64 CFPF68,884	+4.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$550.10 SBD4,574.80	$157.39 CFPF16,536	-71.4%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 7.6 times more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.91 SBD797.66	$730.48 CFPF76,748	+661.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,757.54 SBD22,932.65	??
Average			+661.6%

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pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 SBD18.94	$10.33 CFPF1,085	+353.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 SBD31.57	$5.75 CFPF604	+51.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.84 SBD31.91	$17.78 CFPF1,868	+363.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$60.62 CFPF6,369
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.30 SBD27.42	$11.68 CFPF1,227	+254.1%
Average			+255.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.30 SBD168.84	$98.80 CFPF10,380	+386.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$89.92 SBD747.80	$59.88 CFPF6,291	-33.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.93 SBD631.48	$114.51 CFPF12,031	+50.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.93 SBD631.48	$202.08 CFPF21,231	+166.1%
Average			+142.5%

Solomon Islands vs. New Caledonia - 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: April 2025

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