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Nicaragua vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Nicaragua is 4.5% cheaper than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.1% less in Nicaragua
Groceries: pay 27.8% less in Nicaragua
Transportation: pay 42.5% less in Nicaragua
Housing: pay 59.3% less in Nicaragua
Childcare: pay 68.0% more in Nicaragua
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.5% more in Nicaragua
Clothing: pay 56.4% more in Nicaragua

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

Nicaragua vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.1% less for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Nicaragua
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$4.57 NIO167.54	-24.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$6.80 NIO249.70	-44.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$0.82 NIO30.05	-40.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$0.60 NIO22.01	-43.6%
Average			-38.1%

Solomon Islands vs. Nicaragua - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.8% less for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Nicaragua
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$1.74 NIO63.99	+17.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$3.29 NIO120.87	+65.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$4.55 NIO166.90	-53.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$1.98 NIO72.59	-64.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$2.48 NIO90.82	-36.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$1.77 NIO64.95	-44.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$0.39 NIO14.44	-66.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$0.82 NIO29.96	-76.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$0.87 NIO32.04	-41.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$1.24 NIO45.67	+36.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$0.88 NIO32.12	-42.3%
Average			-27.8%

Solomon Islands vs. Nicaragua - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.5% less for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Nicaragua
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$4.95 NIO181.64	+1.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$5.00 NIO183.61	-79.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$22,973.64 NIO843,003.80
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$5.56 NIO204.17	-49.2%
Average			-42.5%

Solomon Islands vs. Nicaragua - Cost of transportation

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pay 59.3% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	Nicaragua
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$36.35 NIO1,333.96	-58.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$326.67 NIO11,986.84	-40.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$283.96 NIO10,419.68	-55.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$55.87 NIO2,050.11	-82.8%
Average			-59.3%

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pay 68.0% more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Nicaragua
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$118.12 NIO4,334.53	+21.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$6,000.00 NIO220,166.41	+114.5%
Average			+68.0%

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pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Nicaragua
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$1.31 NIO47.93	-28.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$2.16 NIO79.30	-31.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$2.66 NIO97.58	-33.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$33.69 NIO1,236.40
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$8.00 NIO293.56	+139.2%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 56.4% more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Nicaragua
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$61.83 NIO2,268.67	+200.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$61.88 NIO2,270.47	-32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$108.23 NIO3,971.55	+40.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$89.99 NIO3,302.29	+16.9%
Average			+56.4%

Solomon Islands vs. Nicaragua - 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: December 2025

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