Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.5 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 |
$8.17
ZAR148.73
|
$20.55
CA$28.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
ZAR79.32
|
$10.82
CA$14.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
ZAR16.60
|
$2.40
CA$3.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
ZAR12.73
|
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR18.03
|
$2.80
CA$3.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
ZAR65.04
|
$7.33
CA$10.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
ZAR81.79
|
$8.50
CA$11.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
ZAR41.46
|
$3.17
CA$4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.80
|
$5.57
CA$7.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.31
|
$1.90
CA$2.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR10.90
|
$0.59
CA$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.55
|
$1.80
CA$2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.46
|
$1.25
CA$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.14
|
$1.27
CA$1.74
|
|
pay 35.8% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
ZAR88.10
|
$4.21
CA$5.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.65
ZAR1,140.25
|
$94.40
CA$129.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,595.53
ZAR338,457.32
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,148.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
ZAR204.75
|
$19.29
CA$26.41
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Pretoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.52
ZAR737.46
|
$53.74
CA$73.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.57
ZAR7,436.44
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,956.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.25
ZAR6,374.93
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,799.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.77
ZAR1,451.86
|
$137.00
CA$187.62
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.13
ZAR3,897.46
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,428.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,698.27
ZAR67,312.20
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,724.33
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
ZAR40.65
|
$5.87
CA$8.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
ZAR33.30
|
$3.87
CA$5.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR49.58
|
$12.48
CA$17.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.65
ZAR594.34
|
$48.45
CA$66.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
ZAR126.42
|
$11.01
CA$15.08
|
|
pay 27.6% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.52
ZAR864.84
|
$60.17
CA$82.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
ZAR621.61
|
$48.38
CA$66.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
ZAR1,554.30
|
$104.51
CA$143.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.42
ZAR1,718.58
|
$113.29
CA$155.14
|
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