Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.4 times more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Canada instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
R149.39
|
$15.95
CA$21.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
R75.70
|
$8.82
CA$12.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
R16.78
|
$1.77
CA$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
R12.56
|
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
South Africa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
R15.79
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
R59.71
|
$5.39
CA$7.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
R67.73
|
$7.61
CA$10.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
R33.07
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
R35.66
|
$4.81
CA$6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.80
|
$1.62
CA$2.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R10.98
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.41
|
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.30
|
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R9.00
|
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.97
|
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
|
pay 51.1% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
R89.70
|
$4.96
CA$6.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
R784.74
|
$63.09
CA$86.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
R347,532.29
|
$21,101.60
CA$29,024.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
R145.35
|
$16.98
CA$23.35
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
South Africa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
R927.24
|
$64.04
CA$88.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
R6,579.99
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,467.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
R6,131.72
|
$952.71
CA$1,310.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
R1,546.48
|
$112.22
CA$154.35
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
R3,032.90
|
$746.92
CA$1,027.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
R59,483.77
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,288.10
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
R32.72
|
$4.67
CA$6.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
R32.30
|
$3.31
CA$4.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
R49.46
|
$11.96
CA$16.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
R593.07
|
$43.49
CA$59.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
R104.14
|
$10.20
CA$14.03
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
R833.28
|
$49.87
CA$68.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
R520.13
|
$36.92
CA$50.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
R1,557.41
|
$78.02
CA$107.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
R1,385.56
|
$97.82
CA$134.55
|
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