Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.4 times more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 58.2% more for restaurants
Honiara
|
Ottawa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.83
|
$18.44
CA$25.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.31
|
$8.85
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.37
|
$2.30
CA$3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.18
|
$1.67
CA$2.28
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.09
|
$2.34
CA$3.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$72.82
|
$6.00
CA$8.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$84.82
|
$7.68
CA$10.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.72
|
$3.15
CA$4.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.03
|
$5.22
CA$7.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.78
|
$1.72
CA$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.62
|
$0.55
CA$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.10
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.28
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.09
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.32
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 15.1% more for transportation
Honiara
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.76
|
$5.28
CA$7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$92.56
CA$126.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,543.49
CA$26,628.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.54
CA$26.63
|
|
pay 32.0% more for housing
Honiara
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,073,882.44
|
$62.08
CA$84.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,922.61
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,776.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,601.59
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,555.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$123.67
CA$168.51
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Honiara
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,018.47
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,537.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,554.12
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,005.81
|
|
pay 78.7% more for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.19
|
$5.90
CA$8.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$33.95
|
$4.07
CA$5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.59
|
$11.06
CA$15.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$509.24
|
$57.52
CA$78.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.65
|
$11.80
CA$16.08
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Honiara
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.23
|
$61.22
CA$83.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.11
|
$50.10
CA$68.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$967.55
|
$95.91
CA$130.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,018.47
|
$141.14
CA$192.31
|
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