Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 27.4% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Bern, you would:
pay 27.7% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.97
CHF21.97
|
$20.24
NOK214.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF14.02
|
$11.78
NOK125.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
CHF3.78
|
$3.45
NOK36.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.43
|
$2.55
NOK27.10
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
Bern
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.27
CHF2.77
|
$3.14
NOK33.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.92
CHF10.09
|
$5.91
NOK62.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
CHF6.25
|
$7.79
NOK82.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.04
CHF5.11
|
$4.26
NOK45.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.47
CHF11.40
|
$6.46
NOK68.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
CHF1.17
|
$1.40
NOK14.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
CHF0.92
|
$0.94
NOK10.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
CHF1.08
|
$1.28
NOK13.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
CHF2.26
|
$2.18
NOK23.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.86
|
$0.92
NOK9.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.80
|
$0.99
NOK10.47
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
Bern
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.69
CHF6.51
|
$7.81
NOK82.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.29
CHF73.86
|
$81.89
NOK869.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF30,665.20
|
$35,359.77
NOK375,583.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.82
CHF43.85
|
$20.47
NOK217.44
|
|
pay 20.3% less for housing
Bern
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
CHF44.16
|
$43.36
NOK460.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,589.14
CHF1,344.56
|
$1,411.21
NOK14,989.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,151.02
CHF973.87
|
$1,117.59
NOK11,870.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.38
CHF215.23
|
$126.44
NOK1,343.06
|
|
pay 77.8% less for childcare
Bern
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,928.18
CHF2,477.52
|
$306.02
NOK3,250.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,149.24
CHF28,047.44
|
$11,250.65
NOK119,501.86
|
|
pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.18
CHF6.08
|
$10.24
NOK108.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
CHF4.29
|
$4.30
NOK45.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.22
CHF8.65
|
$14.42
NOK153.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.47
CHF64.70
|
$45.65
NOK484.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.10
CHF18.70
|
$15.12
NOK160.61
|
|
pay 33.3% less for clothing
Bern
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$146.65
CHF124.08
|
$85.18
NOK904.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.69
CHF52.20
|
$44.69
NOK474.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$159.53
CHF134.98
|
$99.86
NOK1,060.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.11
CHF154.93
|
$134.93
NOK1,433.15
|
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