Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 62.8% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 82.2% more for restaurants
Budapest
|
Oslo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF3,994.77
|
$20.24
NOK214.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF2,996.08
|
$11.78
NOK124.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF584.87
|
$3.45
NOK36.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF446.40
|
$2.55
NOK27.00
|
|
pay 67.9% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF561.87
|
$3.14
NOK33.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,712.37
|
$5.91
NOK62.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,461.60
|
$7.79
NOK82.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF890.12
|
$4.26
NOK45.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF914.51
|
$6.46
NOK68.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF256.93
|
$1.40
NOK14.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF300.82
|
$0.94
NOK10.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF318.68
|
$1.28
NOK13.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF499.12
|
$2.18
NOK23.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF201.58
|
$0.92
NOK9.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF220.44
|
$0.99
NOK10.43
|
|
pay 73.0% more for transportation
Budapest
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,384.69
|
$7.81
NOK82.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF9,487.59
|
$81.89
NOK866.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF10,985,629.15
|
$35,359.77
NOK374,207.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,613.96
|
$20.47
NOK216.65
|
|
pay 96.9% more for housing
Budapest
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,331.02
|
$43.36
NOK458.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF227,738.63
|
$1,411.21
NOK14,934.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF177,093.57
|
$1,117.59
NOK11,827.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF43,512.92
|
$126.44
NOK1,338.14
|
|
pay 12.6% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF155,251.45
|
$306.02
NOK3,238.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF3,781,977.11
|
$11,250.65
NOK119,064.09
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF998.69
|
$10.24
NOK108.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF833.66
|
$4.30
NOK45.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,197.13
|
$14.42
NOK152.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF18,378.10
|
$45.65
NOK483.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,746.41
|
$15.12
NOK160.02
|
|
pay 19.9% more for clothing
Budapest
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF28,306.69
|
$85.18
NOK901.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,060.89
|
$44.69
NOK473.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF32,866.10
|
$99.86
NOK1,056.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF35,541.76
|
$134.93
NOK1,427.90
|
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