Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 2.6 times more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Harare, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Harare
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$20.55
CA$28.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$10.82
CA$15.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
$2.40
CA$3.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
$1.63
CA$2.28
|
|
pay 77.1% more for groceries
|
Harare
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
$2.80
CA$3.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
$7.33
CA$10.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
$8.50
CA$11.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
$3.17
CA$4.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
$5.57
CA$7.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
$1.90
CA$2.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
$0.59
CA$0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
$1.38
CA$1.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
$1.80
CA$2.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
$1.25
CA$1.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
$1.27
CA$1.77
|
|
pay 38.5% more for transportation
|
Harare
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
$4.21
CA$5.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
$94.40
CA$131.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,829.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$19.29
CA$26.94
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Harare
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
$53.74
CA$75.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,995.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,835.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
$137.00
CA$191.36
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Harare
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,457.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$20,975.09
CA$29,296.95
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Harare
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$5.87
CA$8.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
$3.87
CA$5.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$12.48
CA$17.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
$48.45
CA$67.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
$11.01
CA$15.38
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Harare
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
$60.17
CA$84.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
$48.38
CA$67.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
$104.51
CA$145.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
$113.29
CA$158.24
|
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