Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 12.8% more expensive than Oslo.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 31.5% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.06
kr210.36
|
$17.09
£13.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.43
kr126.22
|
$7.46
£5.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
kr30.88
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
kr28.20
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
Oslo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
kr36.76
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
kr62.33
|
$3.60
£2.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
kr83.24
|
$4.68
£3.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
kr41.60
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.90
kr65.09
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.74
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
kr9.91
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr12.86
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
kr17.90
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr9.23
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.96
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 9.1% less for transportation
Oslo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.99
kr88.20
|
$7.31
£5.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.56
kr856.17
|
$91.63
£73.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,348.90
kr368,131.79
|
$25,486.21
£20,408.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
kr231.40
|
$16.30
£13.05
|
|
pay 8.7% less for housing
Oslo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.84
kr439.74
|
$37.72
£30.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,309.35
kr14,453.67
|
$1,053.04
£843.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,134.95
kr12,528.50
|
$836.18
£669.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.33
kr1,736.78
|
$183.29
£146.77
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Oslo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.45
kr3,438.09
|
$1,186.33
£949.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,586.53
kr83,746.23
|
$16,551.73
£13,254.11
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.53
kr105.18
|
$4.95
£3.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
kr46.75
|
$3.59
£2.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.29
kr157.77
|
$14.82
£11.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.81
kr461.54
|
$41.78
£33.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.25
kr168.29
|
$11.97
£9.59
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
Oslo
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
kr867.48
|
$73.74
£59.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
kr400.83
|
$38.00
£30.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.89
kr1,080.62
|
$79.51
£63.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.77
kr1,145.46
|
$80.83
£64.73
|
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