Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.1 times more expensive than Cape Town.
If you lived in Canada instead of Cape Town, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Cape Town
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.75
ZAR158.23
|
$16.50
CA$22.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
ZAR88.51
|
$9.99
CA$13.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.86
|
$2.03
CA$2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZAR12.92
|
$1.66
CA$2.26
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Cape Town
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
ZAR18.53
|
$2.50
CA$3.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.89
ZAR70.37
|
$5.43
CA$7.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ZAR69.54
|
$7.95
CA$10.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ZAR41.75
|
$3.36
CA$4.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
ZAR39.88
|
$5.29
CA$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.31
|
$1.84
CA$2.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.19
|
$0.64
CA$0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZAR12.09
|
$1.57
CA$2.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.30
|
$1.79
CA$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.02
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.06
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
pay 44.8% more for transportation
Cape Town
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZAR87.70
|
$4.40
CA$5.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.04
ZAR741.69
|
$68.18
CA$92.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,149.80
ZAR346,121.19
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,090.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.75
ZAR158.23
|
$16.78
CA$22.85
|
|
pay 86.5% more for housing
Cape Town
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.38
ZAR747.84
|
$62.83
CA$85.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$692.77
ZAR12,521.44
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,702.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.96
ZAR8,331.63
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,560.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.49
ZAR1,310.20
|
$119.78
CA$163.12
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Cape Town
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.50
ZAR3,352.81
|
$744.16
CA$1,013.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.59
ZAR74,314.51
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,638.50
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Cape Town
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.46
ZAR44.50
|
$5.30
CA$7.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
ZAR37.15
|
$3.57
CA$4.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
ZAR52.41
|
$12.99
CA$17.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.35
ZAR675.07
|
$43.10
CA$58.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
ZAR118.67
|
$11.26
CA$15.33
|
|
pay 23.2% more for clothing
Cape Town
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.55
ZAR859.39
|
$55.23
CA$75.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.86
ZAR503.54
|
$39.78
CA$54.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.85
ZAR1,623.96
|
$86.57
CA$117.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.45
ZAR1,363.72
|
$103.81
CA$141.36
|
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