Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 10.9% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 36.0% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.72
|
$20.24
NOK217.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.00
|
$11.78
NOK126.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.01
|
$3.45
NOK37.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$2.55
NOK27.40
|
|
pay 33.0% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$3.14
NOK33.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$5.91
NOK63.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$7.79
NOK83.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$4.26
NOK45.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$6.46
NOK69.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.40
NOK15.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.94
NOK10.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.28
NOK13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$2.18
NOK23.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.92
NOK9.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.99
NOK10.58
|
|
pay 4.4% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.65
|
$7.81
NOK83.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.13
|
$81.89
NOK879.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€33,978.14
|
$35,359.77
NOK379,786.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.15
|
$20.47
NOK219.88
|
|
pay 9.2% less for housing
Ireland
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.24
|
$43.36
NOK465.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,277.94
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,157.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,074.36
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,003.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.46
|
$126.44
NOK1,358.09
|
|
pay 10.8% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,012.46
|
$306.02
NOK3,286.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,865.09
|
$11,250.65
NOK120,839.34
|
|
pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.53
|
$10.24
NOK109.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.47
|
$4.30
NOK46.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
$14.42
NOK154.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.62
|
$45.65
NOK490.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.23
|
$15.12
NOK162.41
|
|
pay 17.1% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.82
|
$85.18
NOK914.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.11
|
$44.69
NOK480.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.50
|
$99.86
NOK1,072.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.61
|
$134.93
NOK1,449.19
|
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