Johannesburg vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Johannesburg	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2788	$6013
🏠 One person rent	$547	$1622
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$2504
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$818
🚐 Transport expenses	$210	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$4320
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	73	81
😀 Quality of life	60	94
🏙️ Population	4.8M	718K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 58% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 4745th and 381st ($1204 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Norway, respectively. Check South Africa vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 5850th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Oslo

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	Johannesburg	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46	$113
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.16	$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$12.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$4.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.88%	5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$11707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$777	$7107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.85	$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.2	$82.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.38	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$6.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.1	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$3.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.66	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.59	$18.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$44.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5103	$15566

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2227
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2384
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2231
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2281
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1935
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2084
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1993
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2156
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1855
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2092
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1984
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$2029
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1423
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2236
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1705
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1481
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1980
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1479
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1625
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1503
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1337
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1840
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1879
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1251
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1723
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1298
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1544
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1810
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2178
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2617
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2336