Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 11.1% cheaper than Seattle.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.5% more in Oslo
- Groceries
-
pay 7.6% less in Oslo
- Transportation
-
pay 17.5% more in Oslo
- Housing
-
pay 24.4% less in Oslo
- Childcare
-
pay 80.0% less in Oslo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.5% less in Oslo
- Clothing
-
pay 11.5% more in Oslo
The cost of transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Oslo are more expensive than in Seattle. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Oslo.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Seattle, you would:
pay 5.5% more for restaurants
Seattle
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$21.80
NOK219.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
|
$12.31
NOK124.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
|
$3.63
NOK36.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
|
$2.81
NOK28.37
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
Seattle
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.53
|
$3.25
NOK32.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.68
|
$6.40
NOK64.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
|
$7.87
NOK79.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.56
|
$4.50
NOK45.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
|
$6.79
NOK68.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$1.44
NOK14.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
|
$1.04
NOK10.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$1.43
NOK14.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$2.19
NOK22.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$1.08
NOK10.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$1.04
NOK10.49
|
|
pay 17.5% more for transportation
Seattle
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
|
$7.74
NOK78.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$99.00
|
$81.47
NOK821.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,656.56
|
$36,328.41
NOK366,422.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.02
|
$20.53
NOK207.03
|
|
pay 24.4% less for housing
Seattle
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.21
|
$52.77
NOK532.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,256.97
|
$1,432.43
NOK14,448.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,819.38
|
$1,135.26
NOK11,450.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$176.71
|
$179.32
NOK1,808.70
|
|
pay 80.0% less for childcare
Seattle
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,134.00
|
$257.78
NOK2,600.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,666.67
|
$8,036.90
NOK81,063.44
|
|
pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports
Seattle
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$9.99
NOK100.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.65
|
$4.35
NOK43.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$14.53
NOK146.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.81
|
$46.05
NOK464.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$15.21
NOK153.44
|
|
pay 11.5% more for clothing
Seattle
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.31
|
$97.96
NOK988.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.58
|
$49.61
NOK500.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.85
|
$112.16
NOK1,131.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.45
|
$133.33
NOK1,344.77
|
|
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