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Oslo vs. Brussels Cost of Living Summary

Oslo is 4.8% more expensive than Brussels.

Restaurants: pay 6.8% more in Oslo
Groceries: pay 14.1% more in Oslo
Transportation: pay 4.5% more in Oslo
Housing: pay 20.2% more in Oslo
Childcare: pay 52.8% less in Oslo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.4% more in Oslo
Clothing: pay 9.3% more in Oslo

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

Oslo vs. Brussels Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.8% more for restaurants

	Brussels	Oslo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 €25.47	$24.94 NOK243.10	-14.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.37 €12.53	$14.97 NOK145.86	+4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20 €2.79	$4.05 NOK39.50	+26.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.03 €2.64	$3.35 NOK32.69	+10.8%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 14.1% more for groceries

	Brussels	Oslo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.86 €2.50	$4.01 NOK39.04	+40.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.00 €6.98	$6.90 NOK67.24	-13.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 €5.12	$8.43 NOK82.19	+43.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.36	$5.06 NOK49.30	+1.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.32 €5.52	$7.42 NOK72.29	+17.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 €1.25	$1.59 NOK15.52	+11.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.02	$1.14 NOK11.10	-3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.05	$1.51 NOK14.75	+25.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.73 €1.51	$2.31 NOK22.50	+33.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.05	$1.13 NOK10.96	-6.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.02	$1.24 NOK12.13	+6.6%
Average			+14.1%

Brussels vs. Oslo - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.5% more for transportation

	Brussels	Oslo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.25 €6.32	$8.28 NOK80.72	+14.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.24 €56.04	$77.62 NOK756.54	+20.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,037.93 €30,564.78	$34,920.78 NOK340K	-0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.33 €23.84	$22.75 NOK221.71	-16.8%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 20.2% more for housing

	Brussels	Oslo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.00 €48.85	$53.79 NOK524.22	-4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,315.56 €1,147.61	$1,763.00 NOK17,182.59	+34.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,101.57 €960.94	$1,414.97 NOK13,790.63	+28.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.72 €166.37	$233.70 NOK2,277.72	+22.5%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 52.8% less for childcare

	Brussels	Oslo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,090.35 €951.15	$249.67 NOK2,433.36	-77.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,587.78 €19,704.09	$16,158.34 NOK157K	-28.5%
Average			-52.8%

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pay 31.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Brussels	Oslo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.89 €6.01	$11.97 NOK116.69	+73.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.78 €4.17	$5.06 NOK49.32	+5.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.43 €11.72	$16.96 NOK165.31	+26.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.10 €34.98	$56.24 NOK548.16	+40.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.23 €14.16	$17.96 NOK175.03	+10.6%
Average			+31.4%

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pay 9.3% more for clothing

	Brussels	Oslo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.27 €86.60	$102.33 NOK997.31	+3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.81 €40.83	$58.31 NOK568.26	+24.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.78 €98.38	$121.03 NOK1,179.58	+7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$149.88 €130.75	$153.48 NOK1,495.80	+2.4%
Average			+9.3%

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