Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.5 times more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Harare, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Harare
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
$18.44
CA$25.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
$8.85
CA$12.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
$2.30
CA$3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$1.67
CA$2.31
|
|
pay 58.2% more for groceries
Harare
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$2.34
CA$3.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
$6.00
CA$8.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
$7.68
CA$10.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
$3.15
CA$4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
$5.22
CA$7.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
$1.32
CA$1.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
|
pay 42.0% more for transportation
Harare
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
$5.28
CA$7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$92.56
CA$127.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,924.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$19.54
CA$26.92
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Harare
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
$62.08
CA$85.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,795.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,572.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
$123.67
CA$170.38
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Harare
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,554.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,305.10
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$5.90
CA$8.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
$4.07
CA$5.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$11.06
CA$15.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
$57.52
CA$79.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
$11.80
CA$16.26
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Harare
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
$61.22
CA$84.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
$50.10
CA$69.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
$95.91
CA$132.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
$141.14
CA$194.44
|
|
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