Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.8 times more expensive than Pietermaritzburg.
If you lived in Canada instead of Pietermaritzburg, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Pietermaritzburg
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.35
ZAR132.92
|
$16.50
CA$22.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.54
ZAR64.00
|
$9.99
CA$13.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ZAR13.78
|
$2.03
CA$2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
ZAR10.09
|
$1.66
CA$2.26
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Pietermaritzburg
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
ZAR14.20
|
$2.50
CA$3.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
ZAR59.57
|
$5.43
CA$7.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.16
ZAR57.15
|
$7.95
CA$10.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
ZAR33.13
|
$3.36
CA$4.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
ZAR34.18
|
$5.29
CA$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR10.85
|
$1.84
CA$2.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
ZAR9.74
|
$0.64
CA$0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.32
|
$1.57
CA$2.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.03
|
$1.79
CA$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.58
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
ZAR9.07
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Pietermaritzburg
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
ZAR86.77
|
$4.40
CA$5.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.70
ZAR320.00
|
$68.18
CA$92.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
ZAR344,620.16
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,090.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.99
ZAR108.31
|
$16.78
CA$22.85
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Pietermaritzburg
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.13
ZAR689.20
|
$62.83
CA$85.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
ZAR3,938.52
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,702.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.43
ZAR2,953.89
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,560.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.93
ZAR1,950.73
|
$119.78
CA$163.12
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Pietermaritzburg
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.81
ZAR2,707.73
|
$744.16
CA$1,013.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,397.97
ZAR61,416.24
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,638.50
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Pietermaritzburg
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
ZAR29.54
|
$5.30
CA$7.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
ZAR31.23
|
$3.57
CA$4.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR49.23
|
$12.99
CA$17.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.41
ZAR640.01
|
$43.10
CA$58.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
ZAR81.23
|
$11.26
CA$15.33
|
|
pay 42.0% more for clothing
Pietermaritzburg
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.00
ZAR704.90
|
$55.23
CA$75.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.70
ZAR464.56
|
$39.78
CA$54.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
ZAR1,432.64
|
$86.57
CA$117.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.01
ZAR1,156.94
|
$103.81
CA$141.36
|
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