COMPARE CANADA Vs SOUTH AFRICA
Canada is 2.4% more expensive than the South Africa
South Africa is 19% less expensive than Canada.
It should be noted that whilst South Africa is cheaper than Canada this is also reflected in salaries paid.
Canada is about 8 times bigger than South Africa South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, while Canada is approximately 9,984,670 sq km. Meanwhile, the population of South Africa is ~54.8 million people (19.2 million fewer people live in Canada). We have positioned the outline of South Africa near the middle of Canada.
Canada pays 2.2% more for housing
Canada
South AfricaInternet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
R1,210.41
CA$86.21
R908.34
CA$64.76
+33.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area
R20,162.09
CA$1,426.55
R6,445.82
CA$459.55
+212.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center
R18,007.52
CA$1,282.49
R6,006.69
CA$428.24
+199.8%
Utilities for two (65 m2 apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
R2,121.12
CA$150.08
R1,514.94
CA$108.01
+40.0%
Canada pays 2.3% more for groceries
Bread
1 loaf
R43.28
CA$3.06
R15.47
CA$1.10
+179.8%
Local cheese (500 grams)
R101.86
CA$7.21
R58.49
CA$4.17
+74.2%
Milk (1 litre)
R37.99
CA$2.69
R17.53
CA$1.25
+116.8%
Eggs
1 dozen
R57.37
CA$4.06
R32.40
CA$2.31
+77.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 kg)
R200.23
CA$14.17
R77.00
CA$5.49
+160.0%
Apples (1 kg)
R67.62
CA$4.78
R25.47
CA$1.82
+165.5%
Bananas (1 kg)
R28.24
CA$2.00
R23.72
CA$1.69
+19.0%
Oranges (1 kg)
R66.64
CA$4.71
R24.65
CA$1.76
+170.4%
Tomatoes (1 kg)
R71.39
CA$5.05
R24.39
CA$1.74
+192.6%
Potatoes (1 kg)
R19.43
CA$3.32
R46.90
CA$1.39
+141.3%
Onions (1 kg)
R46.24
CA$3.27
R19.38
CA$1.38
+138.6%
Canada pays 2.1% more for restaurants
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant
R301.49
CA$21.33
R146.34
CA$10.43
+106.0%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
R166.68
CA$11.79
R74.16
CA$5.29
+124.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (0.33 litre)
R33.46
CA$2.37
R16.43
CA$1.17
+103.6%
Bottle of water (0.33 litre)
R27.75
CA$1.96
R12.31
CA$0.88
+125.5%
Canada pays 2.5% more for entertainment and sports
Domestic/local beer
R88.30
CA$6.25
R32.05
CA$2.29
+175.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area
R62.65
CA$4.43
R31.64
CA$2.26
+98.0%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
R226.05
CA$15.99
R48.45
CA$3.45
+366.5%
Monthly membership at local gym
R821.94
CA$58.16
R580.97
CA$41.42
+41.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema
R192.75
CA$13.64
R102.02
CA$7.27
+88.9%
Canada pays 21.3% more for clothing
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
R942.59
CA$66.69
R816.29
CA$58.20
+15.5%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
R697.77
CA$49.37
R509.52
CA$36.33
+36.9%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
R1,474.76
CA$104.35
R1,525.65
CA$108.77
-3.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)
R1,849.01
CA$130.82
R1,357.31
CA$96.77
+36.2%
Canada pays 51.1% more for transportation
Gasoline (1 litre)
R24.77
CA$1.75
R23.21
CA$1.66
+6.7%
Monthly public transit pass
R1,192.54
CA$84.38
R768.73
CA$54.81
+55.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)
R398,849.66
CA$28,220.23
R340,445.95
CA$24,271.65
+17.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (8 km)
R320.92
CA$22.71
R142.39
CA$10.15
+125.4%
