Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 50.7% more expensive than Nicosia.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$20.24
NOK219.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
$11.78
NOK127.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$3.45
NOK37.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$2.55
NOK27.66
|
|
pay 41.7% more for groceries
Nicosia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$3.14
NOK34.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
€5.72
|
$5.91
NOK64.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
€5.96
|
$7.79
NOK84.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
€3.11
|
$4.26
NOK46.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$6.46
NOK70.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.40
NOK15.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.94
NOK10.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$1.28
NOK13.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$2.18
NOK23.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.99
NOK10.68
|
|
pay 45.9% more for transportation
Nicosia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$7.81
NOK84.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.24
|
$81.89
NOK887.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,020.53
€25,068.30
|
$35,359.77
NOK383,399.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
€11.55
|
$20.47
NOK221.97
|
|
pay 57.8% more for housing
Nicosia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.51
€27.38
|
$43.36
NOK470.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.76
€637.14
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,301.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$565.47
€524.62
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,117.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.79
€144.54
|
$126.44
NOK1,371.01
|
|
pay 15.2% more for childcare
Nicosia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$401.79
€372.76
|
$306.02
NOK3,318.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,295.41
€6,768.32
|
$11,250.65
NOK121,988.79
|
|
pay 65.5% more for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$10.24
NOK110.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.45
|
$4.30
NOK46.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$14.42
NOK156.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.52
€60.79
|
$45.65
NOK494.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$15.12
NOK163.95
|
|
pay 27.3% more for clothing
Nicosia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.82
€73.12
|
$85.18
NOK923.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.68
€29.39
|
$44.69
NOK484.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.03
€77.03
|
$99.86
NOK1,082.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.57
€89.59
|
$134.93
NOK1,462.97
|
|
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