Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 15.8% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 11.5% more for restaurants
Berlin
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.01
|
$20.24
NOK217.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
$11.78
NOK126.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$3.45
NOK37.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.55
NOK27.40
|
|
pay 21.0% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
$3.14
NOK33.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.37
|
$5.91
NOK63.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.30
|
$7.79
NOK83.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
$4.26
NOK45.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$6.46
NOK69.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.40
NOK15.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.94
NOK10.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$1.28
NOK13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$2.18
NOK23.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.92
NOK9.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.99
NOK10.58
|
|
pay 12.0% more for transportation
Berlin
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$7.81
NOK83.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$81.89
NOK879.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,794.46
|
$35,359.77
NOK379,786.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.40
|
$20.47
NOK219.88
|
|
pay 9.6% less for housing
Berlin
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.08
|
$43.36
NOK465.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,279.52
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,157.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€908.80
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,003.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€255.84
|
$126.44
NOK1,358.09
|
|
pay 32.9% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€192.18
|
$306.02
NOK3,286.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,665.32
|
$11,250.65
NOK120,839.34
|
|
pay 42.3% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.50
|
$10.24
NOK109.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.72
|
$4.30
NOK46.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.20
|
$14.42
NOK154.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.53
|
$45.65
NOK490.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.26
|
$15.12
NOK162.41
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
Berlin
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€81.64
|
$85.18
NOK914.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.93
|
$44.69
NOK480.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€88.71
|
$99.86
NOK1,072.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€132.76
|
$134.93
NOK1,449.19
|
|
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