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Paraguay vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Paraguay is 22.3% cheaper than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.4% less in Paraguay
Groceries: pay 49.6% less in Paraguay
Transportation: pay 13.7% less in Paraguay
Housing: pay 63.5% less in Paraguay
Childcare: pay 14.9% more in Paraguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.4% less in Paraguay
Clothing: pay 20.7% more in Paraguay

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

Paraguay vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.4% less for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Paraguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD49.53	$4.00 PYG26,849	-34.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD99.06	$5.16 PYG34,623	-57.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.14	$0.83 PYG5,547	-39.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.67	$0.49 PYG3,265	-54.3%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 49.6% less for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Paraguay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.10	$1.04 PYG6,956	-30.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.18	$3.49 PYG23,417	+75.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD79.28	$3.52 PYG23,614	-63.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD44.73	$1.81 PYG12,120	-67.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD31.90	$1.51 PYG10,120	-61.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.06	$0.94 PYG6,317	-70.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.55	$0.41 PYG2,718	-65.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD28.85	$0.40 PYG2,707	-88.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.22	$0.73 PYG4,921	-51.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.41	$0.46 PYG3,064	-49.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.36	$0.41 PYG2,747	-73.0%
Average			-49.6%

Solomon Islands vs. Paraguay - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.7% less for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Paraguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD39.90	$3.61 PYG24,213	-26.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD198.13	$28.58 PYG191,759	+17.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$15,411.13 PYG103,399,284
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD89.16	$7.41 PYG49,726	-32.3%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 63.5% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	Paraguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD718.21	$16.79 PYG112,632	-81.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,457.83	$394.03 PYG2,643,732	-28.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,200.80	$298.30 PYG2,001,403	-53.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,651.39	$27.56 PYG184,904	-91.5%
Average			-63.5%

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pay 14.9% more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Paraguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD792.50	$120.95 PYG811,528	+24.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD22,784.44	$2,948.66 PYG19,783,730	+5.4%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Paraguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD14.86	$1.33 PYG8,930	-27.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.51	$1.82 PYG12,206	-41.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD32.69	$1.26 PYG8,460	-68.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$26.69 PYG179,058
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.24	$5.49 PYG36,816	+64.1%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 20.7% more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Paraguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD167.75	$55.16 PYG370,122	+167.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD742.97	$37.83 PYG253,798	-58.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD627.40	$78.06 PYG523,711	+1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD627.40	$55.34 PYG371,297	-28.1%
Average			+20.7%

Solomon Islands vs. Paraguay - 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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