Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 2.3 times more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$30.16
|
$20.24
NOK219.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$35.19
|
$11.78
NOK127.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$6.21
|
$3.45
NOK37.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.10
|
$2.55
NOK27.66
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$9.19
|
$3.14
NOK34.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$26.77
|
$5.91
NOK64.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$21.15
|
$7.79
NOK84.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$12.31
|
$4.26
NOK46.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$8.32
|
$6.46
NOK70.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$4.85
|
$1.40
NOK15.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.13
|
$0.94
NOK10.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.46
|
$1.28
NOK13.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.45
|
$2.18
NOK23.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$2.98
|
$0.99
NOK10.68
|
|
pay 88.4% more for transportation
Brasilia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$21.39
|
$7.81
NOK84.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$245.31
|
$81.89
NOK887.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$130,699.52
|
$35,359.77
NOK383,399.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$41.62
|
$20.47
NOK221.97
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Brasilia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$106.12
|
$43.36
NOK470.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,070.46
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,301.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,250.02
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,117.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$277.43
|
$126.44
NOK1,371.01
|
|
pay 25.0% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$2,736.87
|
$306.02
NOK3,318.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$62,836.31
|
$11,250.65
NOK121,988.79
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$10.05
|
$10.24
NOK110.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$10.05
|
$4.30
NOK46.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$11.56
|
$14.42
NOK156.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$134.86
|
$45.65
NOK494.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$40.22
|
$15.12
NOK163.95
|
|
pay 54.0% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$295.87
|
$85.18
NOK923.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$232.66
|
$44.69
NOK484.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$338.89
|
$99.86
NOK1,082.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$321.62
|
$134.93
NOK1,462.97
|
|
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