Calgary vs Honiara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Honiara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$3098
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$916
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$1465
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$33
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$166
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	6
😀 Quality of life	90	47
🏙️ Population	1.31M	84.5K

The cost of living in Calgary is 40% more expensive than in Honiara. Cities ranked 1759th and 3988th ($2095 vs $1502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and the Solomon Islands, respectively. Check Canada vs the Solomon Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.1 months in Honiara. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Honiara ranked 1st in the Solomon Islands, while ranked 187th and 7012th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Calgary	Honiara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$674
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$1039
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1137
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	15.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$4.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$66.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$2879

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Honiara

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 69 mi	Auki	$1491
1036 km or 644 mi	Luganville	$2020
1253 km or 779 mi	Yaren	$788
1291 km or 802 mi	Port Vila	$2036
1404 km or 872 mi	Port Moresby	$562
1459 km or 906 mi	Lae	$546
1569 km or 975 mi	Paita	$1851
1575 km or 979 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1587 km or 986 mi	Noumea	$1911
1745 km or 1084 mi	Cairns	$1851
1786 km or 1110 mi	Townsville	$2015
1847 km or 1148 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1849 km or 1149 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1879 km or 1167 mi	South Tarawa	$526
1894 km or 1177 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1915 km or 1190 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
2047 km or 1272 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
2060 km or 1280 mi	Caloundra	$1863
2093 km or 1301 mi	Caboolture	$1992
2098 km or 1304 mi	Lautoka	$680
2102 km or 1306 mi	Nadi	$1095
2116 km or 1315 mi	Vaiaku	$714
2118 km or 1316 mi	Funafuti	$714
2133 km or 1325 mi	Brisbane	$2323
2158 km or 1341 mi	Ipswich	$1825
2172 km or 1350 mi	Southport	$2341
2177 km or 1353 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
2182 km or 1356 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2216 km or 1377 mi	Suva	$891
2219 km or 1379 mi	Nasinu	$910
2222 km or 1381 mi	Majuro	$1499
2234 km or 1388 mi	Djarrit	$1497
2236 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
2260 km or 1404 mi	Jayapura	$492
2426 km or 1508 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2495 km or 1550 mi	Armidale	$1273
2552 km or 1586 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2743 km or 1705 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2794 km or 1736 mi	Dubbo	$1855
2846 km or 1768 mi	Dee Why	$2354