Cost of living comparison
United States is 32.9% more expensive than Oslo.
If you lived in United States instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
|
Oslo
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.80
NOK240.75
|
$18.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.31
NOK135.92
|
$10.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.63
NOK40.09
|
$2.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
NOK31.07
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 3.8% more for groceries
|
Oslo
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
NOK35.92
|
$3.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
NOK70.65
|
$6.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
NOK86.87
|
$3.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NOK49.66
|
$3.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
NOK75.01
|
$5.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NOK15.95
|
$2.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.44
|
$0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
NOK15.79
|
$2.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
NOK24.19
|
$2.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK11.93
|
$1.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.48
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 24.9% less for transportation
|
Oslo
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
NOK85.53
|
$3.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.47
NOK899.81
|
$65.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,328.41
NOK401,254.60
|
$31,583.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.53
NOK226.71
|
$17.81
|
|
pay 12.9% more for housing
|
Oslo
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.77
NOK582.90
|
$67.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,432.43
NOK15,821.47
|
$1,655.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,135.26
NOK12,539.21
|
$1,423.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.32
NOK1,980.63
|
$148.34
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Oslo
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.78
NOK2,847.24
|
$1,351.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,036.90
NOK88,769.22
|
$22,265.44
|
|
pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oslo
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.99
NOK110.35
|
$5.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
NOK48.04
|
$5.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.53
NOK160.50
|
$9.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.05
NOK508.62
|
$50.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.21
NOK168.03
|
$13.30
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
|
Oslo
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
NOK1,082.04
|
$50.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.61
NOK547.99
|
$40.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.16
NOK1,238.80
|
$85.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.33
NOK1,472.60
|
$111.08
|
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