Cost of living comparison

Northern Mariana Islands

compared to

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Solomon Islands is 7.3% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.8% less in Solomon Islands
Groceries: pay 14.8% less in Solomon Islands
Transportation: pay 31.0% less in Solomon Islands
Housing: pay 13.0% more in Solomon Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.8% less in Solomon Islands
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Solomon Islands

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

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Solomon Islands vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:

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pay 36.8% less for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Solomon Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$6.82 SBD55.00	-54.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.50	$12.40 SBD100.00	-14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.55 SBD12.50	-22.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38	$1.08 SBD8.75	-21.1%
Average			-36.8%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.8% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Solomon Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$5.63	$1.50 SBD12.08	-73.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.27 SBD26.33
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.87	$9.62 SBD77.60	-2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99	$5.60 SBD45.20	-6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$3.87 SBD31.18	-35.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$2.85 SBD23.02	-4.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.20 SBD9.64
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$3.88 SBD31.30	+29.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.69 SBD13.61
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93	$0.89 SBD7.17	-4.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$1.55 SBD12.47	+49.5%
Average			-14.8%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.0% less for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Solomon Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.52	$4.99 SBD40.27	-9.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$24.80 SBD199.99
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$18,598.79 SBD150K	-49.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$11.16 SBD90.00
Average			-31.0%

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pay 13.0% more for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Solomon Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.00	$89.89 SBD724.96	-0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.00	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	+11.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.00	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	+15.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.76	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	+15.7%
Average			+13.0%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Solomon Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$99.19 SBD799.96
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88

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pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Solomon Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$2.48 SBD20.00	-58.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.33	$3.41 SBD27.50	-36.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.15 SBD33.50
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00	$37.20 SBD299.99	-38.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.34 SBD35.00
Average			-44.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Solomon Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$27.28 SBD219.99
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$92.99 SBD749.96
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$97.13 SBD783.30
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00	$103.29 SBD832.96	+158.2%
Average			+158.2%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Solomon Islands - Cost of clothing

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