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:

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pay 40.3% more for restaurants

	Trinidad and Tobago	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.51 TTD64.66	$5.99 SBD50.00	-37.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.31 TTD49.74	$14.99 SBD125.00	+104.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 TTD6.63	$1.40 SBD11.67	+43.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TTD5.45	$1.20 SBD10.00	+49.7%
Average			+40.3%

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pay 43.1% more for groceries

	Trinidad and Tobago	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$2.32 TTD15.76	$1.36 SBD11.33	-41.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.45 TTD23.47	$2.28 SBD19.00	-34.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.55 TTD58.11	$9.08 SBD75.71	+6.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.09 TTD27.84	$4.72 SBD39.36	+15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.62 TTD24.61	$4.89 SBD40.82	+35.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TTD15.66	$3.67 SBD30.62	+59.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 TTD6.79	$1.22 SBD10.21	+22.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 TTD10.70	$4.44 SBD37.04	+182.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 TTD12.73	$1.56 SBD13.00	-16.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 TTD3.58	$0.94 SBD7.82	+78.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 TTD3.88	$1.52 SBD12.70	+167.0%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 6.9% more for transportation

	Trinidad and Tobago	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 TTD25.91	$5.23 SBD43.59	+37.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.19 TTD484.11	$29.97 SBD249.99	-57.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,305.16 TTD219,674.09	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.63 TTD51.89	$10.79 SBD90.00	+41.4%
Average			+6.9%

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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 TTD366.46	$119.89 SBD999.96	+122.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$509.67 TTD3,465.71	$539.52 SBD4,499.82	+5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.30 TTD2,565.61	$629.44 SBD5,249.80	+66.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.98 TTD353.45	$550.10 SBD4,588.06	+958.3%
Average			+288.4%

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pay 42.2% less for childcare

	Trinidad and Tobago	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.69 TTD1,296.66	$95.91 SBD799.97	-49.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,214.54 TTD28,658.77	$2,757.54 SBD22,999.10	-34.6%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Trinidad and Tobago	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 TTD13.59	$2.28 SBD19.00	+13.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38 TTD22.97	$3.80 SBD31.67	+12.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.01 TTD34.07	$3.84 SBD32.00	-23.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.73 TTD324.57	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.92 TTD53.88	$3.30 SBD27.50	-58.4%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 1.6% more for clothing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.13 TTD361.29	$20.30 SBD169.33	-61.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.10 TTD279.45	$89.92 SBD749.97	+118.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.07 TTD768.86	$75.93 SBD633.31	-32.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.43 TTD628.55	$75.93 SBD633.31	-17.9%
Average			+1.6%

Trinidad and Tobago 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: June 2025

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