Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 3.2 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Russia, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB623.71
|
$20.24
NOK217.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB382.84
|
$11.78
NOK126.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB76.67
|
$3.45
NOK37.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.02
|
$2.55
NOK27.40
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB44.31
|
$3.14
NOK33.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB357.73
|
$5.91
NOK63.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB291.81
|
$7.79
NOK83.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB110.50
|
$4.26
NOK45.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB156.82
|
$6.46
NOK69.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.18
|
$1.40
NOK15.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.88
|
$0.94
NOK10.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB68.01
|
$1.28
NOK13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB82.12
|
$2.18
NOK23.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.03
|
$0.92
NOK9.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.89
|
$0.99
NOK10.58
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB201.15
|
$7.81
NOK83.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,734.83
|
$81.89
NOK879.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,626,920.72
|
$35,359.77
NOK379,786.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB402.36
|
$20.47
NOK219.88
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Russia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB569.84
|
$43.36
NOK465.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB28,859.14
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,157.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB19,796.82
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,003.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,197.86
|
$126.44
NOK1,358.09
|
|
pay 73.3% more for childcare
Russia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,295.63
|
$306.02
NOK3,286.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB506,146.13
|
$11,250.65
NOK120,839.34
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB136.32
|
$10.24
NOK109.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB156.25
|
$4.30
NOK46.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB199.55
|
$14.42
NOK154.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,639.28
|
$45.65
NOK490.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB380.34
|
$15.12
NOK162.41
|
|
pay 42.0% more for clothing
Russia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,281.21
|
$85.18
NOK914.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,333.32
|
$44.69
NOK480.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,107.14
|
$99.86
NOK1,072.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,172.88
|
$134.93
NOK1,449.19
|
|
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