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Ottawa vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 2.5 times more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.8% more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 14.9% more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 37.8% more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 6.9 times more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 33.2% more in Ottawa

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Ottawa are more expensive than in Solomon Islands. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Ottawa.

Ottawa vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.8% more for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$17.99 CA$24.78	+195.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$11.01 CA$15.17	-9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$2.00 CA$2.76	+46.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$1.56 CA$2.15	+46.4%
Average			+69.8%

Solomon Islands vs. Ottawa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.9% more for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$2.73 CA$3.76	+83.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$5.85 CA$8.06	+194.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$8.65 CA$11.92	-11.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$3.52 CA$4.85	-35.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$5.74 CA$7.91	+46.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$1.91 CA$2.63	-40.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$0.60 CA$0.83	-48.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$1.63 CA$2.25	-54.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$1.67 CA$2.30	+11.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$1.11 CA$1.52	+21.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$1.46 CA$2.01	-3.8%
Average			+14.9%

Solomon Islands vs. Ottawa - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$4.05 CA$5.58	-17.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$97.12 CA$133.83	+299.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$14.82 CA$20.42	+35.4%
Average			+105.8%

Solomon Islands vs. Ottawa - Cost of transportation

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pay 37.8% more for housing

	Solomon Islands	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$49.93 CA$68.80	-43.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$1,452.55 CA$2,001.55	+165.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$1,228.71 CA$1,693.10	+92.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$118.93 CA$163.88	-63.5%
Average			+37.8%

Solomon Islands vs. Ottawa - Cost of housing

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pay 6.9 times more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$788.18 CA$1,086.07	+710.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$15,753.32 CA$21,707.29	+463.3%
Average			+586.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$5.76 CA$7.93	+215.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$3.74 CA$5.16	+19.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$12.95 CA$17.84	+222.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$44.60 CA$61.46
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$10.79 CA$14.87	+222.7%
Average			+170.1%

Solomon Islands vs. Ottawa - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 33.2% more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$52.82 CA$72.79	+156.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$38.91 CA$53.62	-57.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$87.10 CA$120.02	+13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$92.91 CA$128.02	+20.6%
Average			+33.2%

Solomon Islands vs. Ottawa - Cost of clothing

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