Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 46.6% cheaper than Oslo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.5% less in Pretoria
- Groceries
-
pay 50.0% less in Pretoria
- Transportation
-
pay 39.8% less in Pretoria
- Housing
-
pay 53.9% less in Pretoria
- Childcare
-
pay 28.1% less in Pretoria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 56.9% less in Pretoria
- Clothing
-
pay 31.0% less in Pretoria
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Pretoria.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 66.5% less for restaurants
|
Oslo
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.80
NOK220.76
|
$8.52
ZAR152.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.31
NOK124.64
|
$4.68
ZAR83.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.63
NOK36.76
|
$1.01
ZAR18.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
NOK28.49
|
$0.81
ZAR14.56
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
|
Oslo
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
NOK32.94
|
$1.07
ZAR19.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
NOK64.78
|
$3.70
ZAR66.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
NOK79.66
|
$4.91
ZAR88.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NOK45.54
|
$2.35
ZAR42.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
NOK68.78
|
$2.08
ZAR37.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NOK14.63
|
$0.69
ZAR12.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK10.49
|
$0.68
ZAR12.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
NOK14.48
|
$0.73
ZAR13.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
NOK22.18
|
$0.75
ZAR13.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK10.94
|
$0.64
ZAR11.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK10.53
|
$0.58
ZAR10.45
|
|
pay 39.8% less for transportation
|
Oslo
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
NOK78.43
|
$5.05
ZAR90.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.47
NOK825.09
|
$65.32
ZAR1,170.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,328.41
NOK367,934.18
|
$19,084.78
ZAR342,045.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.53
NOK207.88
|
$8.78
ZAR157.28
|
|
pay 53.9% less for housing
|
Oslo
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.77
NOK534.50
|
$39.13
ZAR701.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,432.43
NOK14,507.64
|
$416.34
ZAR7,461.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,135.26
NOK11,497.94
|
$379.25
ZAR6,797.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.32
NOK1,816.16
|
$86.03
ZAR1,541.86
|
|
pay 28.1% less for childcare
|
Oslo
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.78
NOK2,610.80
|
$216.65
ZAR3,882.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,036.90
NOK81,397.77
|
$4,800.41
ZAR86,034.79
|
|
pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oslo
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.99
NOK101.18
|
$2.39
ZAR42.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
NOK44.05
|
$2.00
ZAR35.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.53
NOK147.17
|
$2.95
ZAR52.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.05
NOK466.38
|
$34.21
ZAR613.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.21
NOK154.07
|
$7.81
ZAR139.97
|
|
pay 31.0% less for clothing
|
Oslo
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
NOK992.18
|
$49.09
ZAR879.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.61
NOK502.49
|
$34.65
ZAR620.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.16
NOK1,135.93
|
$92.30
ZAR1,654.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.33
NOK1,350.32
|
$98.31
ZAR1,761.91
|
|
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