Cost of living comparison

Solomon Islands

compared to

Canada

Toronto vs. Honiara Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 49.2% more expensive than Honiara.

Restaurants: pay 55.6% more in Toronto
Groceries: pay 17.8% less in Toronto
Transportation: pay 61.9% more in Toronto
Housing: pay 61.8% more in Toronto
Childcare: pay 8.3 times more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.7% more in Toronto
Clothing: pay 1.0% less in Toronto

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

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Toronto vs. Honiara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Toronto instead of Honiara, you would:

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pay 55.6% more for restaurants

	Honiara	Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.82 SBD55.00	$17.53 CA$24.82	+157.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.40 SBD100.00	$10.52 CA$14.89	-15.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 SBD12.50	$2.08 CA$2.94	+33.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 SBD8.75	$1.71 CA$2.42	+57.7%
Average			+55.6%

Honiara vs. Toronto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.8% less for groceries

	Honiara	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 SBD12.08	$2.74 CA$3.88	+83.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.27 SBD26.33	$4.56 CA$6.46	+39.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.62 SBD77.60	$9.44 CA$13.37	-1.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 SBD45.20	$3.54 CA$5.01	-36.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 SBD31.18	$5.16 CA$7.30	+33.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.85 SBD23.02	$1.68 CA$2.38	-41.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 SBD9.64	$0.54 CA$0.76	-55.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.88 SBD31.30	$1.59 CA$2.25	-59.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 SBD13.61	$1.95 CA$2.76	+15.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 SBD7.17	$0.82 CA$1.17	-7.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.55 SBD12.47	$0.73 CA$1.04	-52.5%
Average			-17.8%

Honiara vs. Toronto - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.9% more for transportation

	Honiara	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.99 SBD40.27	$4.68 CA$6.62	-6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.80 SBD199.99	$109.41 CA$154.90	+341.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,598.79 SBD150K	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	+49.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.16 SBD90.00	$12.80 CA$18.12	+14.7%
Average			+61.9%

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pay 61.8% more for housing

	Honiara	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$89.89 SBD724.96	$47.87 CA$67.77	-46.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$888.61 SBD7,166.32	$1,584.56 CA$2,243.34	+78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$433.97 SBD3,499.83	$1,416.89 CA$2,005.96	+226.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$331.86 SBD2,676.34	$92.23 CA$130.57	-72.2%
Average			+61.8%

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pay 8.3 times more for childcare

	Honiara	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.19 SBD799.96	$824.14 CA$1,166.78	+730.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,851.81 SBD22,998.88	$23,500.21 CA$33,270.42	+724.0%
Average			+727.4%

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pay 84.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Honiara	Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 SBD20.00	$6.31 CA$8.94	+154.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 SBD27.50	$3.97 CA$5.62	+16.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.15 SBD33.50	$14.03 CA$19.86	+237.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.20 SBD299.99	$38.35 CA$54.29	+3.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.34 SBD35.00	$12.62 CA$17.87	+190.9%
Average			+84.7%

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pay 1.0% less for clothing

	Honiara	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.28 SBD219.99	$51.64 CA$73.11	+89.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$92.99 SBD749.96	$39.51 CA$55.94	-57.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.13 SBD783.30	$98.10 CA$138.88	+1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.29 SBD832.96	$122.24 CA$173.06	+18.3%
Average			-1.0%

Honiara vs. Toronto - Cost of clothing

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