Cost of living comparison
Cape Town is 43.3% cheaper than Ottawa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.1% less in Cape Town
- Groceries
-
pay 46.2% less in Cape Town
- Transportation
-
pay 24.8% less in Cape Town
- Housing
-
pay 41.2% less in Cape Town
- Childcare
-
pay 78.8% less in Cape Town
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 45.3% less in Cape Town
- Clothing
-
pay 15.0% less in Cape Town
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Cape Town.
If you lived in Cape Town instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 52.1% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Cape Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.96
CA$25.85
|
$8.52
ZAR155.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.78
CA$15.51
|
$5.11
ZAR93.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
CA$3.12
|
$0.99
ZAR18.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CA$2.20
|
$0.78
ZAR14.20
|
|
pay 46.2% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Cape Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.65
CA$3.81
|
$1.07
ZAR19.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
CA$9.04
|
$4.13
ZAR75.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
CA$14.28
|
$4.25
ZAR77.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
CA$4.77
|
$2.53
ZAR46.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.89
CA$8.47
|
$2.30
ZAR41.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
CA$2.78
|
$0.73
ZAR13.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.92
|
$0.70
ZAR12.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
CA$2.08
|
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
CA$2.43
|
$0.70
ZAR12.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
CA$1.73
|
$0.55
ZAR9.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
CA$1.88
|
$0.59
ZAR10.81
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Cape Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
CA$5.97
|
$5.09
ZAR92.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.50
CA$133.11
|
$42.60
ZAR775.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,412.64
CA$35,128.57
|
$19,879.98
ZAR361,808.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.80
CA$27.05
|
$9.54
ZAR173.67
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Cape Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.21
CA$72.26
|
$43.29
ZAR787.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,425.51
CA$2,051.24
|
$784.43
ZAR14,276.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,269.57
CA$1,826.84
|
$505.72
ZAR9,203.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.33
CA$188.98
|
$71.33
ZAR1,298.10
|
|
pay 78.8% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Cape Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$999.72
CA$1,438.55
|
$207.06
ZAR3,768.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,936.07
CA$28,687.01
|
$4,312.73
ZAR78,490.16
|
|
pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Cape Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.75
CA$8.27
|
$2.56
ZAR46.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
CA$5.34
|
$2.12
ZAR38.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
CA$18.61
|
$2.95
ZAR53.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.27
CA$66.58
|
$39.65
ZAR721.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.78
CA$15.51
|
$6.82
ZAR124.05
|
|
pay 15.0% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Cape Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.20
CA$82.30
|
$53.53
ZAR974.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.39
CA$63.87
|
$30.86
ZAR561.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.78
CA$140.70
|
$104.97
ZAR1,910.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.86
CA$159.52
|
$77.06
ZAR1,402.53
|
|
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