Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.6 times more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R126.40
|
$18.44
CA$25.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R82.55
|
$8.85
CA$12.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R16.61
|
$2.30
CA$3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.42
|
$1.67
CA$2.31
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R15.65
|
$2.34
CA$3.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R59.73
|
$6.00
CA$8.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R72.90
|
$7.68
CA$10.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R31.54
|
$3.15
CA$4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R36.16
|
$5.22
CA$7.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.54
|
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.53
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R9.98
|
$1.32
CA$1.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R11.79
|
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.38
|
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.58
|
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
|
pay 52.6% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R88.11
|
$5.28
CA$7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R851.28
|
$92.56
CA$127.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R320,338.99
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,924.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R206.37
|
$19.54
CA$26.92
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Pretoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R884.15
|
$62.08
CA$85.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R5,933.16
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,795.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,197.57
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,572.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,378.56
|
$123.67
CA$170.38
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R3,959.94
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,554.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R67,365.31
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,305.10
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R36.11
|
$5.90
CA$8.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R30.91
|
$4.07
CA$5.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R51.59
|
$11.06
CA$15.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R649.33
|
$57.52
CA$79.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R103.19
|
$11.80
CA$16.26
|
|
pay 43.7% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R798.17
|
$61.22
CA$84.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R659.24
|
$50.10
CA$69.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,444.53
|
$95.91
CA$132.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,638.00
|
$141.14
CA$194.44
|
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