Cost of living comparison
Northern Mariana Islands is 18.6% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Northern Mariana Islands instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 8.4% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
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Northern Mariana Islands
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$7.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$1.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$1.15
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
Solomon Islands
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Northern Mariana Islands
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$2.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$5.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$5.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$3.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$0.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
?? | |
pay 1.6% more for transportation
Solomon Islands
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Northern Mariana Islands
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$4.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.46
|
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pay 38.2% less for housing
Solomon Islands
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Northern Mariana Islands
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$111.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$490.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$153.63
|
|
pay 43.2% more for childcare
Solomon Islands
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Northern Mariana Islands
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$189.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$4,674.00
|
|
pay 29.3% more for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
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Northern Mariana Islands
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$4.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$60.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
$8.00
|
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pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
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Northern Mariana Islands
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$38.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
$34.50
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$90.00
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$85.00
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