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Solomon Islands vs. Nepal Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 3.8 times more expensive than Nepal overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 4.0 times more in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 42.9% more in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 11.8 times more in Solomon Islands
Childcare: pay 51.0% more in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.1% more in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Solomon Islands

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

Solomon Islands vs. Nepal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Nepal	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.72 NPR247.97	$6.08 SBD50.04	+252.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.09 NPR875.60	$12.16 SBD100.08	+99.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 NPR67.36	$1.37 SBD11.26	+192.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 NPR22.15	$1.06 SBD8.76	+591.1%
Average			+283.9%

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pay 4.0 times more for groceries

	Nepal	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 NPR66.54	$1.49 SBD12.22	+221.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.17 NPR456.59	$1.99 SBD16.35	-37.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.73 NPR393.39	$9.73 SBD80.10	+255.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 NPR226.16	$5.49 SBD45.19	+249.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.34 NPR193.41	$3.92 SBD32.23	+191.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 NPR134.01	$3.20 SBD26.33	+243.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 NPR55.58	$1.17 SBD9.65	+203.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 NPR71.73	$3.54 SBD29.14	+610.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 NPR37.68	$1.50 SBD12.35	+472.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 NPR26.32	$0.91 SBD7.49	+397.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 NPR36.60	$1.52 SBD12.48	+496.1%
Average			+300.3%

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pay 42.9% more for transportation

	Nepal	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.54 NPR653.16	$4.90 SBD40.31	+7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.71 NPR1,683.88	$24.32 SBD200.16	+107.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,860.29 NPR4,151,652.63	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.69 NPR1,394.46	$10.94 SBD90.07	+12.9%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 11.8 times more for housing

	Nepal	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.21 NPR1,180.85	$88.16 SBD725.60	+974.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$80.01 NPR11,509.21	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	+583.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$52.43 NPR7,541.81	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	+1117.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$18.56 NPR2,669.95	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	+1653.5%
Average			+1082.3%

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pay 51.0% more for childcare

	Nepal	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.04 NPR7,485.49	$97.28 SBD800.66	+86.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,428.89 NPR349,403.64	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	+15.1%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 46.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Nepal	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.16 NPR310.07	$1.82 SBD15.01	-15.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 NPR201.70	$3.13 SBD25.77	+123.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.59 NPR373.28	$4.01 SBD33.03	+54.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.84 NPR2,566.55	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.74 NPR394.14	$3.34 SBD27.52	+22.0%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Nepal	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.52 NPR2,951.45	$20.59 SBD169.47	+0.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.55 NPR3,532.07	$91.20 SBD750.62	+271.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$41.57 NPR5,980.55	$77.01 SBD633.85	+85.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.69 NPR4,414.50	$77.01 SBD633.85	+151.0%
Average			+127.0%

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