Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.4 times more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Canada instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Canada
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
R145.40
|
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
R73.68
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
R16.33
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
R12.23
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
South Africa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
R15.37
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
R58.11
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
R65.93
|
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
R32.19
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
R34.70
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.48
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R10.69
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.11
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
R10.99
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.76
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.73
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 51.1% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
R87.31
|
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
R763.80
|
$63.09
CA$86.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
R338,261.67
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,870.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
R141.48
|
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
South Africa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
R902.51
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
R6,404.47
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
R5,968.15
|
$952.71
CA$1,303.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
R1,505.22
|
$112.22
CA$153.53
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
R2,951.99
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
R57,897.01
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,191.03
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
R31.85
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
R31.44
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
R48.14
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
R577.25
|
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
R101.36
|
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
R811.06
|
$49.87
CA$68.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
R506.25
|
$36.92
CA$50.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
R1,515.86
|
$78.02
CA$106.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
R1,348.60
|
$97.82
CA$133.84
|
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