Oslo vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oslo	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$2054	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$665	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$1598
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	79	63
😀 Quality of life	94	38
🏙️ Population	709K	1.27M

The cost of living in Oslo is 148% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 1171st and 5917th ($2292 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Norway and South Africa, respectively. Check Norway vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 37th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Soweto

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	Oslo	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.6	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.97	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.56	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1322	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1674	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.3	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8757	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6384	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.7	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$94	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$250	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8593	$3805

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003