Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 14.8% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Washington, you would:
pay 7.8% more for restaurants
Washington
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$20.24
NOK223.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$11.78
NOK130.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
|
$3.45
NOK38.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.55
NOK28.22
|
|
pay 9.8% less for groceries
Washington
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.88
|
$3.14
NOK34.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.06
|
$5.91
NOK65.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
|
$7.79
NOK86.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
|
$4.26
NOK47.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.74
|
$6.46
NOK71.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$1.40
NOK15.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$0.94
NOK10.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.28
|
$1.28
NOK14.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$2.18
NOK24.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$0.92
NOK10.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.99
NOK10.90
|
|
pay 28.5% more for transportation
Washington
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$7.81
NOK86.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$81.89
NOK905.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$35,359.77
NOK391,194.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
|
$20.47
NOK226.48
|
|
pay 31.7% less for housing
Washington
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.57
|
$43.36
NOK479.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,560.23
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,612.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,084.16
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,364.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.15
|
$126.44
NOK1,398.88
|
|
pay 82.3% less for childcare
Washington
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,326.57
|
$306.02
NOK3,385.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$51,000.00
|
$11,250.65
NOK124,468.93
|
|
pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$10.24
NOK113.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
|
$4.30
NOK47.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.11
|
$14.42
NOK159.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$104.29
|
$45.65
NOK505.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.68
|
$15.12
NOK167.29
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
Washington
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.41
|
$85.18
NOK942.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.96
|
$44.69
NOK494.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.93
|
$99.86
NOK1,104.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.48
|
$134.93
NOK1,492.72
|
|
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