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Northern Mariana Islands vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Northern Mariana Islands is 47.0% more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.3% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Groceries: pay 12.8% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Transportation: pay 53.9% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Housing: pay 17.2% less in Northern Mariana Islands
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Northern Mariana Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Northern Mariana Islands
Clothing: pay 12.0% less in Northern Mariana Islands

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

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.3% more for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Northern Mariana Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$11.50	+89.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$12.00	-1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$1.67	+21.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$1.32	+23.7%
Average			+33.3%

Solomon Islands vs. Northern Mariana Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.8% more for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Northern Mariana Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$3.33	+124.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$8.44	-13.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$6.33	+15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$6.00	+53.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$2.99	-6.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$1.00	-14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$2.99	-15.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$0.95	+4.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$1.03	-31.8%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 53.9% more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Northern Mariana Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$5.49	+12.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$36,999.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$21.41	+95.7%
Average			+53.9%

Solomon Islands vs. Northern Mariana Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 17.2% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	Northern Mariana Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$60.00	-31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$625.00	+14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$450.00	-29.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$254.42	-21.8%
Average			-17.2%

Solomon Islands vs. Northern Mariana Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Northern Mariana Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$6,000.00	+114.5%
Average			+114.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Northern Mariana Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$6.00	+229.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$5.12	+63.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	??
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$47.50
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$8.00	+139.2%
Average			+144.0%

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pay 12.0% less for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Northern Mariana Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$30.00	+45.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$40.00	-56.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$70.00	-9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$55.00	-28.6%
Average			-12.0%

Solomon Islands vs. Northern Mariana 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: December 2025

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