Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 13.6% more expensive than Valletta.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 19.6% more for restaurants
Valletta
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€18.05
|
$20.24
NOK222.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.29
€9.53
|
$11.78
NOK129.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
€2.43
|
$3.45
NOK37.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.84
|
$2.55
NOK27.99
|
|
pay 31.9% more for groceries
Valletta
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
$3.14
NOK34.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
€4.89
|
$5.91
NOK64.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.20
|
$7.79
NOK85.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.87
€2.66
|
$4.26
NOK46.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.90
€4.54
|
$6.46
NOK70.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.32
|
$1.40
NOK15.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.94
NOK10.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$1.28
NOK14.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.68
|
$2.18
NOK23.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.92
NOK10.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.99
NOK10.81
|
|
pay 17.0% more for transportation
Valletta
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.09
|
$7.81
NOK85.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.89
NOK898.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,450.20
€23,563.68
|
$35,359.77
NOK388,009.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.24
€27.07
|
$20.47
NOK224.64
|
|
pay 19.4% more for housing
Valletta
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
€35.72
|
$43.36
NOK475.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,095.02
€1,013.85
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,485.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$900.23
€833.50
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,263.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.57
€104.23
|
$126.44
NOK1,387.49
|
|
pay 22.4% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$667.12
€617.67
|
$306.02
NOK3,358.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,288.38
€9,525.74
|
$11,250.65
NOK123,455.67
|
|
pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.01
|
$10.24
NOK112.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
€2.49
|
$4.30
NOK47.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.51
|
$14.42
NOK158.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.22
€75.20
|
$45.65
NOK500.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.03
|
$15.12
NOK165.93
|
|
pay 32.6% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$127.25
€117.82
|
$85.18
NOK934.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.27
€57.66
|
$44.69
NOK490.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$157.03
€145.39
|
$99.86
NOK1,095.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$200.35
€185.50
|
$134.93
NOK1,480.56
|
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