Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.3 times more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Canada instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Canada
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR150.84
|
$16.50
CA$22.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR82.13
|
$9.99
CA$13.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.92
|
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.61
|
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
South Africa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.90
|
$2.50
CA$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR63.98
|
$5.43
CA$7.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR73.60
|
$7.95
CA$10.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.97
|
$3.36
CA$4.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.78
|
$5.29
CA$7.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.71
|
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.22
|
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.69
|
$1.57
CA$2.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.56
|
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.98
|
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.15
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
pay 38.1% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR87.47
|
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR925.60
|
$68.18
CA$93.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR356,511.21
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,282.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR153.62
|
$16.78
CA$22.98
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
South Africa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR740.86
|
$62.83
CA$86.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,608.23
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,711.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,898.21
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,569.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,391.99
|
$119.78
CA$164.04
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,096.99
|
$744.16
CA$1,019.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR68,846.06
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,732.58
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR37.14
|
$5.30
CA$7.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.59
|
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR48.81
|
$12.99
CA$17.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR519.56
|
$43.10
CA$59.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR108.07
|
$11.26
CA$15.42
|
|
pay 24.0% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR814.08
|
$55.23
CA$75.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR549.65
|
$39.78
CA$54.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,482.98
|
$86.57
CA$118.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,404.30
|
$103.81
CA$142.16
|
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