Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 54.3% more expensive than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$20.24
NOK219.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$11.78
NOK127.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
AED4.43
|
$3.45
NOK37.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$2.55
NOK27.66
|
|
pay 78.3% more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
$3.14
NOK34.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
AED16.22
|
$5.91
NOK64.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
AED26.13
|
$7.79
NOK84.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
$4.26
NOK46.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AED11.76
|
$6.46
NOK70.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.86
|
$1.40
NOK15.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.98
|
$0.94
NOK10.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AED2.92
|
$1.28
NOK13.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
AED2.46
|
$2.18
NOK23.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.80
|
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.81
|
$0.99
NOK10.68
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
AED11.31
|
$7.81
NOK84.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$81.89
NOK887.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
$35,359.77
NOK383,399.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
AED27.60
|
$20.47
NOK221.97
|
|
pay 13.4% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
$43.36
NOK470.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,301.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,117.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
$126.44
NOK1,371.01
|
|
pay 33.6% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
$306.02
NOK3,318.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
$11,250.65
NOK121,988.79
|
|
pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.57
AED42.50
|
$10.24
NOK110.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.96
AED21.89
|
$4.30
NOK46.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$14.42
NOK156.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.72
AED289.13
|
$45.65
NOK494.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$15.12
NOK163.95
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
$85.18
NOK923.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
$44.69
NOK484.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
$99.86
NOK1,082.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
AED418.25
|
$134.93
NOK1,462.97
|
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