Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 45.6% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Norway, you would:
pay 62.9% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK209.65
|
$8.97
ZAR164.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK137.73
|
$4.77
ZAR87.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK32.58
|
$0.95
ZAR17.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK30.59
|
$0.74
ZAR13.57
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
South Africa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK34.29
|
$0.99
ZAR18.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK57.70
|
$3.67
ZAR67.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK83.93
|
$4.20
ZAR76.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.99
|
$2.23
ZAR40.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK67.07
|
$2.03
ZAR37.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.89
|
$0.68
ZAR12.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK11.13
|
$0.62
ZAR11.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.61
|
$0.64
ZAR11.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.58
|
$0.70
ZAR12.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.81
|
$0.55
ZAR10.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.92
|
$0.61
ZAR11.15
|
|
pay 38.6% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK82.89
|
$4.99
ZAR91.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK761.72
|
$52.31
ZAR958.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK367,241.42
|
$20,607.77
ZAR377,497.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK266.00
|
$8.55
ZAR156.60
|
|
pay 47.5% less for housing
|
Norway
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK599.58
|
$41.37
ZAR757.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,661.62
|
$382.55
ZAR7,007.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK9,098.73
|
$326.35
ZAR5,978.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,676.88
|
$80.40
ZAR1,472.75
|
|
pay 35.0% less for childcare
|
Norway
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,080.91
|
$174.12
ZAR3,189.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK69,200.27
|
$4,033.53
ZAR73,886.96
|
|
pay 59.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK99.93
|
$2.11
ZAR38.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK52.51
|
$1.88
ZAR34.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK149.99
|
$2.90
ZAR53.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK489.11
|
$29.50
ZAR540.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK153.42
|
$6.62
ZAR121.29
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
South Africa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK993.62
|
$47.72
ZAR874.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK454.02
|
$32.06
ZAR587.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,137.98
|
$90.39
ZAR1,655.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,426.92
|
$81.37
ZAR1,490.50
|
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