Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 2.5 times more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
$20.24
NOK222.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.45
|
$11.78
NOK129.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$3.45
NOK37.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
$2.55
NOK27.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Beijing
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
$3.14
NOK34.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.62
|
$5.91
NOK64.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.15
|
$7.79
NOK85.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
$4.26
NOK46.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
$6.46
NOK70.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
$1.40
NOK15.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
$0.94
NOK10.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
$1.28
NOK14.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
$2.18
NOK23.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
$0.92
NOK10.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$0.99
NOK10.81
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Beijing
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.00
|
$7.81
NOK85.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥246.55
|
$81.89
NOK898.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,933.00
|
$35,359.77
NOK388,009.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.33
|
$20.47
NOK224.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.77
|
$43.36
NOK475.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,905.52
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,485.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,001.05
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,263.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥300.30
|
$126.44
NOK1,387.49
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,956.78
|
$306.02
NOK3,358.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,855.38
|
$11,250.65
NOK123,455.67
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
$10.24
NOK112.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
$4.30
NOK47.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
$14.42
NOK158.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥442.65
|
$45.65
NOK500.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥59.17
|
$15.12
NOK165.93
|
|
pay 23.4% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥466.93
|
$85.18
NOK934.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥250.74
|
$44.69
NOK490.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥607.47
|
$99.86
NOK1,095.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥801.71
|
$134.93
NOK1,480.56
|
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