Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 19.4% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Austria, you would:
pay 14.4% more for restaurants
Austria
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.04
|
$19.06
NOK206.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
$11.43
NOK123.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.64
|
$2.80
NOK30.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.22
|
$2.55
NOK27.70
|
|
pay 14.8% more for groceries
Austria
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
$3.33
NOK36.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.77
|
$5.65
NOK61.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$7.54
NOK81.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$3.77
NOK40.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.91
|
$5.90
NOK63.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.24
NOK13.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.90
NOK9.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$1.16
NOK12.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.62
NOK17.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.84
NOK9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.99
NOK10.77
|
|
pay 26.6% more for transportation
Austria
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.70
|
$7.99
NOK86.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.64
|
$77.56
NOK840.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
$33,348.90
NOK361,596.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.38
|
$20.96
NOK227.29
|
|
pay 33.9% more for housing
Austria
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.82
|
$39.84
NOK431.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€689.67
|
$1,309.35
NOK14,197.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€576.98
|
$1,134.95
NOK12,306.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
$157.33
NOK1,705.94
|
|
pay 16.4% less for childcare
Austria
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€386.49
|
$311.45
NOK3,377.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
$7,586.53
NOK82,259.40
|
|
pay 61.1% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$9.53
NOK103.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$4.24
NOK45.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
$14.29
NOK154.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.56
|
$41.81
NOK453.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.84
|
$15.25
NOK165.30
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
Austria
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
$78.58
NOK852.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
$36.31
NOK393.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
$97.89
NOK1,061.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€102.54
|
$103.77
NOK1,125.13
|
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