Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 24.0% cheaper than Bern.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.4% less in Oslo
- Groceries
-
pay 10.5% less in Oslo
- Transportation
-
pay 16.8% less in Oslo
- Housing
-
pay 0.3% less in Oslo
- Childcare
-
pay 84.0% less in Oslo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.3% less in Oslo
- Clothing
-
pay 28.9% less in Oslo
Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Oslo.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Bern, you would:
pay 25.4% less for restaurants
|
Bern
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.23
CHF21.40
|
$21.80
NOK232.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.11
CHF13.96
|
$12.31
NOK131.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.65
CHF3.79
|
$3.63
NOK38.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.30
CHF3.51
|
$2.81
NOK29.98
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
|
Bern
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.64
|
$3.25
NOK34.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.69
CHF11.17
|
$6.40
NOK68.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
CHF6.21
|
$7.87
NOK83.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.84
CHF4.77
|
$4.50
NOK47.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.31
CHF10.86
|
$6.79
NOK72.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
CHF1.21
|
$1.44
NOK15.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
CHF0.88
|
$1.04
NOK11.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF0.94
|
$1.43
NOK15.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.71
CHF2.21
|
$2.19
NOK23.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.87
|
$1.08
NOK11.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
CHF0.80
|
$1.04
NOK11.08
|
|
pay 16.8% less for transportation
|
Bern
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF6.41
|
$7.74
NOK82.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.24
CHF74.45
|
$81.47
NOK868.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,408.50
CHF30,524.29
|
$36,328.41
NOK387,126.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$43.00
CHF35.08
|
$20.53
NOK218.73
|
|
pay 0.3% less for housing
|
Bern
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.66
CHF39.71
|
$52.77
NOK562.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,382.42
CHF1,128.01
|
$1,432.43
NOK15,264.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.93
CHF798.78
|
$1,135.26
NOK12,097.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$253.38
CHF206.75
|
$179.32
NOK1,910.89
|
|
pay 84.0% less for childcare
|
Bern
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,022.33
CHF2,466.14
|
$257.78
NOK2,746.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$34,215.09
CHF27,918.56
|
$8,036.90
NOK85,643.56
|
|
pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bern
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.41
CHF6.05
|
$9.99
NOK106.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.39
CHF4.40
|
$4.35
NOK46.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.26
CHF8.38
|
$14.53
NOK154.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.17
CHF58.07
|
$46.05
NOK490.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.81
CHF18.61
|
$15.21
NOK162.11
|
|
pay 28.9% less for clothing
|
Bern
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.37
CHF116.17
|
$97.96
NOK1,043.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.68
CHF51.96
|
$49.61
NOK528.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$167.27
CHF136.49
|
$112.16
NOK1,195.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$189.00
CHF154.22
|
$133.33
NOK1,420.75
|
|
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