Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 9.8% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 15.6% more for restaurants
Berlin
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$19.06
NOK207.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.26
|
$11.43
NOK124.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$2.80
NOK30.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.22
|
$2.55
NOK27.78
|
|
pay 12.0% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
$3.33
NOK36.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$5.65
NOK61.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.74
|
$7.54
NOK82.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.93
|
$3.77
NOK40.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.58
|
$5.90
NOK64.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.24
NOK13.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.90
NOK9.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$1.16
NOK12.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$1.62
NOK17.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.84
NOK9.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.99
NOK10.80
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.50
|
$7.99
NOK86.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€86.79
|
$77.56
NOK843.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,614.80
|
$33,348.90
NOK362,655.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.34
|
$20.96
NOK227.96
|
|
pay 9.6% less for housing
Berlin
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.60
|
$39.84
NOK433.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,251.61
|
$1,309.35
NOK14,238.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€927.77
|
$1,134.95
NOK12,342.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€253.65
|
$157.33
NOK1,710.94
|
|
pay 22.2% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€195.35
|
$311.45
NOK3,386.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,322.87
|
$7,586.53
NOK82,500.52
|
|
pay 42.4% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$9.53
NOK103.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$4.24
NOK46.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$14.29
NOK155.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.75
|
$41.81
NOK454.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$15.25
NOK165.79
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.20
|
$78.58
NOK854.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.20
|
$36.31
NOK394.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.20
|
$97.89
NOK1,064.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€109.79
|
$103.77
NOK1,128.43
|
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