Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.6 times more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
ZAR124.62
|
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
ZAR81.39
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZAR16.37
|
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZAR12.24
|
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
ZAR15.43
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
ZAR58.89
|
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
ZAR71.88
|
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
ZAR31.09
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
ZAR35.65
|
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.38
|
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.38
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZAR9.84
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.63
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ZAR9.25
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZAR9.45
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 52.6% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
ZAR86.87
|
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
ZAR839.30
|
$92.56
CA$126.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
ZAR315,829.98
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,732.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
ZAR203.47
|
$19.54
CA$26.73
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Pretoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
ZAR871.71
|
$62.08
CA$84.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
ZAR5,849.65
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
ZAR6,110.34
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
ZAR1,359.15
|
$123.67
CA$169.16
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
ZAR3,904.20
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
ZAR66,417.09
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,110.86
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
ZAR35.61
|
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
ZAR30.47
|
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR50.87
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
ZAR640.19
|
$57.52
CA$78.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
ZAR101.73
|
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
|
pay 43.6% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
ZAR786.93
|
$61.22
CA$83.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
ZAR649.96
|
$50.10
CA$68.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
ZAR1,424.20
|
$95.91
CA$131.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
ZAR1,614.95
|
$141.14
CA$193.05
|
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