Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 17.6% more expensive than Vienna.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.3% more in Oslo
- Groceries
-
pay 10.4% more in Oslo
- Transportation
-
pay 39.4% more in Oslo
- Housing
-
pay 21.9% more in Oslo
- Childcare
-
pay 27.2% less in Oslo
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 44.9% more in Oslo
- Clothing
-
pay 8.2% more in Oslo
The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, housing, groceries, and clothing in Oslo are more expensive than in Vienna.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 25.3% more for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.15
|
$21.80
NOK232.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
$12.31
NOK131.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.43
|
$3.63
NOK38.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.07
|
$2.81
NOK29.98
|
|
pay 10.4% more for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.57
|
$3.25
NOK34.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€7.21
|
$6.40
NOK68.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.28
|
$7.87
NOK83.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€3.93
|
$4.50
NOK47.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€5.58
|
$6.79
NOK72.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.02
|
$1.44
NOK15.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.89
|
$1.04
NOK11.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.25
|
$1.43
NOK15.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.73
|
$2.19
NOK23.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.76
|
$1.08
NOK11.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$1.04
NOK11.08
|
|
pay 39.4% more for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€5.79
|
$7.74
NOK82.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€36.80
|
$81.47
NOK868.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€24,435.04
|
$36,328.41
NOK387,126.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€15.85
|
$20.53
NOK218.73
|
|
pay 21.9% more for housing
|
Vienna
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€32.19
|
$52.77
NOK562.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€975.07
|
$1,432.43
NOK15,264.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€711.62
|
$1,135.26
NOK12,097.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€214.85
|
$179.32
NOK1,910.89
|
|
pay 27.2% less for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€241.00
|
$257.78
NOK2,746.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€13,754.04
|
$8,036.90
NOK85,643.56
|
|
pay 44.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.72
|
$9.99
NOK106.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.71
|
$4.35
NOK46.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€5.94
|
$14.53
NOK154.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€40.03
|
$46.05
NOK490.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€11.32
|
$15.21
NOK162.11
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€92.02
|
$97.96
NOK1,043.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€38.47
|
$49.61
NOK528.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€84.01
|
$112.16
NOK1,195.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€108.37
|
$133.33
NOK1,420.75
|
|
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