Cost of living comparison

Greece

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Norway

Oslo vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Oslo is 79.2% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 54.7% more in Oslo
Groceries: pay 78.3% more in Oslo
Transportation: pay 64.4% more in Oslo
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Oslo
Childcare: pay 29.7% less in Oslo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.7% more in Oslo
Clothing: pay 27.3% more in Oslo

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Oslo are more expensive than in Athens. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Oslo.

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Oslo vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oslo instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 54.7% more for restaurants

	Athens	Oslo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$20.88 NOK196.87	+24.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$15.66 NOK147.65	+39.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.82 €2.51	$4.29 NOK40.48	+52.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 €0.50	$3.35 NOK31.56	+497.8%
Average			+54.7%

Athens vs. Oslo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 78.3% more for groceries

	Athens	Oslo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$4.16 NOK39.22	+191.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.56 €6.73	$7.40 NOK69.77	-2.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.14 €6.35	$9.52 NOK89.71	+33.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.44	$5.92 NOK55.83	+18.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 €4.24	$7.01 NOK66.11	+47.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$1.50 NOK14.16	+51.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$1.20 NOK11.27	+34.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$1.57 NOK14.82	+146.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$2.66 NOK25.12	+174.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 €0.43	$1.22 NOK11.51	+153.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 €0.46	$1.29 NOK12.20	+150.5%
Average			+78.3%

Athens vs. Oslo - Cost of groceries

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pay 64.4% more for transportation

	Athens	Oslo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.72 €7.76	$9.05 NOK85.31	+3.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.23 €26.91	$81.23 NOK765.82	+168.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €24,895.19	$48,017.78 NOK453K	+71.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 €11.16	$26.52 NOK250.02	+111.5%
Average			+64.4%

Athens vs. Oslo - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Athens	Oslo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.36 €27.02	$55.32 NOK521.50	+82.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.36 €660.73	$2,027.04 NOK19,110.31	+173.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.59 €583.50	$1,564.65 NOK14,751.06	+138.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.58 €142.92	$318.93 NOK3,006.77	+98.6%
Average			+141.7%

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pay 29.7% less for childcare

	Athens	Oslo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$573.57 €510.50	$235.44 NOK2,219.68	-59.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,885.92 €11,468.93	$15,500.12 NOK146K	+20.3%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 67.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Oslo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$11.69 NOK110.25	+108.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.11 €3.66	$5.92 NOK55.85	+44.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €4.98	$18.79 NOK177.18	+235.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.57 €48.57	$58.98 NOK556.03	+8.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.64 €9.47	$19.84 NOK187.02	+86.5%
Average			+67.7%

Athens vs. Oslo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 27.3% more for clothing

	Athens	Oslo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.55 €81.48	$100.13 NOK943.98	+9.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.01 €35.61	$59.75 NOK563.26	+49.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.08 €92.64	$132.59 NOK1,250.01	+27.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.50 €109.92	$156.09 NOK1,471.59	+26.4%
Average			+27.3%

Athens vs. Oslo - Cost of clothing

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