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Plettenberg Bay vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Plettenberg Bay is 45.7% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 52.4% less in Plettenberg Bay
Groceries: pay 50.5% less in Plettenberg Bay
Transportation: pay 27.6% less in Plettenberg Bay
Housing: pay 44.2% less in Plettenberg Bay
Childcare: pay 75.3% less in Plettenberg Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.5% less in Plettenberg Bay
Clothing: pay 17.2% less in Plettenberg Bay

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, housing, and transportation are lower in Plettenberg Bay.

Plettenberg Bay vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Plettenberg Bay instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 52.4% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Plettenberg Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.87	$8.60 ZAR145.63	-52.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.22	$5.10 ZAR86.41	-53.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.77	$1.00 ZAR16.99	-49.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$0.72 ZAR12.14	-54.0%
Average			-52.4%

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pay 50.5% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Plettenberg Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.77	$1.02 ZAR17.25	-62.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.09	$3.93 ZAR66.56	-32.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.97	$4.05 ZAR68.60	-53.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.86	$2.85 ZAR48.25	-18.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.94	$2.22 ZAR37.65	-61.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.64	$0.78 ZAR13.21	-59.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.60 ZAR10.13	-0.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$0.58 ZAR9.84	-64.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$0.53 ZAR8.95	-68.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$0.42 ZAR7.05	-62.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.02	$0.40 ZAR6.75	-72.7%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 27.6% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Plettenberg Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.60	$4.99 ZAR84.38	+23.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$134.31	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	$16,003.22 ZAR270,875.25	-34.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.49	$4.24 ZAR71.85	-71.4%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 44.2% less for housing

	Ottawa	Plettenberg Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.04	$30.59 ZAR517.80	-38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	$803.03 ZAR13,592.31	-44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	$372.83 ZAR6,310.71	-69.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.46	$90.62 ZAR1,533.80	-23.8%
Average			-44.2%

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pay 75.3% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Plettenberg Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	$143.40 ZAR2,427.20	-81.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	$4,902.96 ZAR82,988.96	-68.9%
Average			-75.3%

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pay 52.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Plettenberg Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.96	$2.29 ZAR38.84	-60.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.18	$2.01 ZAR33.98	-46.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.91	$2.67 ZAR45.15	-79.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.68	$30.11 ZAR509.71	-32.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.92	$6.02 ZAR101.94	-44.2%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 17.2% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Plettenberg Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.05	$41.59 ZAR703.89	-21.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.81	$28.68 ZAR485.44	-26.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.44	$99.42 ZAR1,682.86	+14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.48	$60.23 ZAR1,019.42	-35.2%
Average			-17.2%

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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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