Cost of living comparison

 Trinidad and Tobago
compared to
 Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 46.3% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago overall.

Restaurants
pay 40.3% more in Solomon Islands
Groceries
pay 43.1% more in Solomon Islands
Transportation
pay 6.9% more in Solomon Islands
Housing
pay 3.9 times more in Solomon Islands
Childcare
pay 42.2% less in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports
pay 13.9% less in Solomon Islands
Clothing
pay 1.6% more in Solomon Islands

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

Solomon Islands vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:

pay 40.3% more for restaurants

 
Trinidad and Tobago
Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.51
TTD64.34
$5.99
SBD50.04
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.31
TTD49.49
$14.99
SBD125.10
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.97
TTD6.59
$1.40
SBD11.68

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pay 43.1% more for groceries

 
Trinidad and Tobago
Solomon Islands
Bread
1 loaf
$2.32
TTD15.69
$1.36
SBD11.34
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.45
TTD23.35
$2.28
SBD19.02
Milk (1 gallon) $8.55
TTD57.82
$9.08
SBD75.77

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pay 6.9% more for transportation

 
Trinidad and Tobago
Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.81
TTD25.78
$5.23
SBD43.62
Monthly public transit pass $71.19
TTD481.70
$29.97
SBD250.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,305.16
TTD218,581.89
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pay 3.9 times more for housing

 
Trinidad and Tobago
Solomon Islands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$53.89
TTD364.63
$119.89
SBD1,000.80
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $509.67
TTD3,448.48
$539.52
SBD4,503.58
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $377.30
TTD2,552.86
$629.44
SBD5,254.18

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pay 42.2% less for childcare

 
Trinidad and Tobago
Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $190.69
TTD1,290.21
$95.91
SBD800.64
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,214.54
TTD28,516.28
$2,757.54
SBD23,018.30

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pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Trinidad and Tobago
Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
TTD13.53
$2.28
SBD19.02
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.38
TTD22.85
$3.80
SBD31.69
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.01
TTD33.90
$3.84
SBD32.03

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pay 1.6% more for clothing

 
Trinidad and Tobago
Solomon Islands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.13
TTD359.49
$20.30
SBD169.47
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.10
TTD278.06
$89.92
SBD750.60
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$113.07
TTD765.04
$75.93
SBD633.84

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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: June 2025
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