Cost of living comparison
Canada is 88.8% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Canada instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 36.9% more for restaurants
Solomon Islands
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Canada
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$15.95
CA$21.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Canada
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$7.61
CA$10.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 8.1% more for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.09
CA$86.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,101.60
CA$28,849.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.98
CA$23.21
|
|
pay 8.9% more for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$64.04
CA$87.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,458.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$952.71
CA$1,302.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$112.22
CA$153.42
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,177.74
|
|
pay 61.9% more for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$11.96
CA$16.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$43.49
CA$59.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
$10.20
CA$13.94
|
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pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Canada
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$49.87
CA$68.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
$36.92
CA$50.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$78.02
CA$106.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$97.82
CA$133.74
|
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