Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 52.0% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Athens, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$20.24
NOK223.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
$11.78
NOK130.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.95
|
$3.45
NOK38.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$2.55
NOK28.22
|
|
pay 53.9% more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
$3.14
NOK34.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.33
|
$5.91
NOK65.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.86
|
$7.79
NOK86.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
$4.26
NOK47.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.63
|
$6.46
NOK71.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.40
NOK15.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.81
|
$0.94
NOK10.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.28
NOK14.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$2.18
NOK24.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$0.92
NOK10.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.99
NOK10.90
|
|
pay 63.0% more for transportation
|
Athens
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.05
|
$7.81
NOK86.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.88
|
$81.89
NOK905.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,196.18
|
$35,359.77
NOK391,194.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.15
|
$20.47
NOK226.48
|
|
pay 60.8% more for housing
|
Athens
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€29.95
|
$43.36
NOK479.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€579.58
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,612.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€490.01
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,364.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€151.76
|
$126.44
NOK1,398.88
|
|
pay 14.2% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€444.15
|
$306.02
NOK3,385.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,553.97
|
$11,250.65
NOK124,468.93
|
|
pay 70.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$10.24
NOK113.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.33
|
$4.30
NOK47.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$14.42
NOK159.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€42.78
|
$45.65
NOK505.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.96
|
$15.12
NOK167.29
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
|
Athens
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€82.75
|
$85.18
NOK942.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.03
|
$44.69
NOK494.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€87.70
|
$99.86
NOK1,104.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€107.33
|
$134.93
NOK1,492.72
|
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