Cost of living comparison

South Africa

compared to

Norway

Oslo vs. Cape Town Cost of Living Summary

Oslo is 97.0% more expensive than Cape Town.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Oslo
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Oslo
Transportation: pay 48.2% more in Oslo
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Oslo
Childcare: pay 42.8% more in Oslo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Oslo
Clothing: pay 52.9% more in Oslo

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Oslo are more expensive than in Cape Town. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Oslo.

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Oslo vs. Cape Town Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oslo instead of Cape Town, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Cape Town	Oslo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.02 ZAR200.93	$20.88 NOK192.29	+73.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 ZAR100.47	$15.66 NOK144.22	+160.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 ZAR21.74	$4.29 NOK39.54	+230.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 ZAR16.60	$3.35 NOK30.82	+237.2%
Average			+128.2%

Cape Town vs. Oslo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Cape Town	Oslo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.23 ZAR20.62	$4.16 NOK38.31	+237.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.39 ZAR73.40	$7.40 NOK68.15	+68.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.99 ZAR83.49	$9.52 NOK87.62	+90.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.14 ZAR52.49	$5.92 NOK54.53	+88.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.07 ZAR51.34	$7.01 NOK64.58	+128.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 ZAR14.18	$1.50 NOK13.83	+77.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 ZAR14.55	$1.20 NOK11.01	+37.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 ZAR12.89	$1.57 NOK14.48	+103.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 ZAR15.92	$2.66 NOK24.54	+179.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR11.67	$1.22 NOK11.24	+74.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR11.45	$1.29 NOK11.92	+89.1%
Average			+100.8%

Cape Town vs. Oslo - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.2% more for transportation

	Cape Town	Oslo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.86 ZAR97.94	$9.05 NOK83.33	+54.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.09 ZAR1,004.66	$81.23 NOK748.01	+35.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,391.94 ZAR592K	$48,017.78 NOK442K	+35.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.62 ZAR210.98	$26.52 NOK244.21	+110.2%
Average			+48.2%

Cape Town vs. Oslo - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Cape Town	Oslo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.98 ZAR668.41	$55.32 NOK509.38	+38.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,017.49 ZAR17,012.17	$2,027.04 NOK18,665.99	+99.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$706.64 ZAR11,814.75	$1,564.65 NOK14,408.09	+121.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.53 ZAR1,480.25	$318.93 NOK2,936.86	+260.2%
Average			+123.0%

Cape Town vs. Oslo - Cost of housing

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pay 42.8% more for childcare

	Cape Town	Oslo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.39 ZAR4,387.00	$235.44 NOK2,168.07	-10.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,820.14 ZAR114K	$15,500.12 NOK143K	+127.3%
Average			+42.8%

Cape Town vs. Oslo - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cape Town	Oslo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 ZAR50.23	$11.69 NOK107.68	+289.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 ZAR40.59	$5.92 NOK54.55	+144.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.61 ZAR60.28	$18.79 NOK173.06	+421.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.37 ZAR825.40	$58.98 NOK543.10	+19.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.01 ZAR150.70	$19.84 NOK182.68	+120.1%
Average			+135.6%

Cape Town vs. Oslo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 52.9% more for clothing

	Cape Town	Oslo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.49 ZAR927.83	$100.13 NOK922.03	+80.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.30 ZAR540.00	$59.75 NOK550.16	+85.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.84 ZAR2,003.73	$132.59 NOK1,220.95	+10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.58 ZAR1,765.32	$156.09 NOK1,437.37	+47.8%
Average			+52.9%

Cape Town vs. Oslo - Cost of clothing

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