Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.2 times more expensive than Cape Town.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Cape Town, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Cape Town
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
$17.96
CA$25.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
ZAR93.64
|
$10.78
CA$15.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
ZAR18.19
|
$2.17
CA$3.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ZAR14.30
|
$1.53
CA$2.20
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Cape Town
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.65
|
$2.65
CA$3.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
ZAR75.68
|
$6.28
CA$9.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
ZAR77.91
|
$9.92
CA$14.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
ZAR46.40
|
$3.31
CA$4.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
ZAR42.07
|
$5.89
CA$8.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.39
|
$1.93
CA$2.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.74
|
$0.64
CA$0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.60
|
$1.44
CA$2.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.80
|
$1.69
CA$2.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.06
|
$1.20
CA$1.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.88
|
$1.31
CA$1.88
|
|
pay 54.6% more for transportation
|
Cape Town
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
ZAR93.25
|
$4.15
CA$5.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.60
ZAR780.35
|
$92.50
CA$132.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
ZAR364,165.38
|
$24,412.64
CA$35,093.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.54
ZAR174.80
|
$18.80
CA$27.02
|
|
pay 83.2% more for housing
|
Cape Town
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.29
ZAR792.95
|
$50.21
CA$72.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$784.43
ZAR14,369.28
|
$1,425.51
CA$2,049.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$505.72
ZAR9,263.92
|
$1,269.57
CA$1,825.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.33
ZAR1,306.56
|
$131.33
CA$188.79
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Cape Town
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.06
ZAR3,793.00
|
$999.72
CA$1,437.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,312.73
ZAR79,001.52
|
$19,936.07
CA$28,658.70
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cape Town
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
ZAR46.82
|
$5.75
CA$8.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
ZAR38.92
|
$3.71
CA$5.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
$12.93
CA$18.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.65
ZAR726.41
|
$46.27
CA$66.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.82
ZAR124.86
|
$10.78
CA$15.49
|
|
pay 21.9% more for clothing
|
Cape Town
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
ZAR980.56
|
$57.20
CA$82.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.86
ZAR565.25
|
$44.39
CA$63.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.97
ZAR1,922.79
|
$97.78
CA$140.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.06
ZAR1,411.67
|
$110.86
CA$159.36
|
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