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Bloemfontein vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Bloemfontein is 37.5% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 35.6% less in Bloemfontein
Groceries: pay 50.9% less in Bloemfontein
Transportation: pay 8.3% more in Bloemfontein
Housing: pay 58.7% less in Bloemfontein
Childcare: pay 83.6% less in Bloemfontein
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.5% less in Bloemfontein
Clothing: pay 11.6% more in Bloemfontein

The cost of clothing and transportation in Bloemfontein are more expensive than in Ottawa. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Bloemfontein.

Bloemfontein vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bloemfontein instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 35.6% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Bloemfontein
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.87	$11.52 ZAR195.05	-35.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.22	$6.89 ZAR116.54	-37.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.77	$1.40 ZAR23.73	-30.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$0.95 ZAR16.09	-39.0%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 50.9% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Bloemfontein
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.77	$0.99 ZAR16.82	-63.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.09	$3.56 ZAR60.27	-39.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.97	$3.82 ZAR64.60	-55.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.86	$2.03 ZAR34.33	-42.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.94	$2.19 ZAR37.06	-61.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.64	$0.76 ZAR12.83	-60.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.56 ZAR9.40	-7.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$0.70 ZAR11.83	-57.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$0.61 ZAR10.39	-63.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$0.41 ZAR6.97	-62.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.02	$0.78 ZAR13.27	-46.3%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 8.3% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Bloemfontein
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.60	$4.92 ZAR83.33	+21.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$134.31	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	$23,220.16 ZAR393,031.33	-5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.49	??
Average			+8.3%

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pay 58.7% less for housing

	Ottawa	Bloemfontein
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.04	$36.49 ZAR617.67	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	$302.50 ZAR5,120.14	-79.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	$268.89 ZAR4,551.23	-78.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.46	$58.75 ZAR994.39	-50.6%
Average			-58.7%

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pay 83.6% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Bloemfontein
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	$129.64 ZAR2,194.34	-83.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	??
Average			-83.6%

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pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Bloemfontein
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.96	$2.45 ZAR41.45	-57.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.18	$1.83 ZAR30.96	-51.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.91	$2.59 ZAR43.89	-80.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.68	$30.25 ZAR512.01	-32.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.92	$5.76 ZAR97.53	-46.6%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 11.6% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Bloemfontein
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.05	$57.62 ZAR975.26	+9.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.81	$32.27 ZAR546.15	-17.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.44	$132.52 ZAR2,243.11	+52.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.48	$95.07 ZAR1,609.19	+2.3%
Average			+11.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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