Cost of living comparison
Athens is 15.0% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Athens instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.06
kr209.96
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.43
kr125.98
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
kr30.82
|
$2.01
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
kr28.15
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
kr36.69
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
kr62.22
|
$6.55
€6.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
kr83.08
|
$7.06
€6.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
kr41.52
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.90
kr64.97
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.71
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
kr9.89
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr12.83
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
kr17.87
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr9.21
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.94
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 31.7% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.99
kr88.03
|
$8.01
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.56
kr854.55
|
$32.98
€30.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,348.90
kr367,434.80
|
$25,287.34
€23,716.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
kr230.96
|
$11.43
€10.72
|
|
pay 24.5% less for housing
Oslo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.84
kr438.91
|
$33.96
€31.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,309.35
kr14,426.30
|
$553.55
€519.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,134.95
kr12,504.78
|
$521.82
€489.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.33
kr1,733.49
|
$202.27
€189.71
|
|
pay 44.6% more for childcare
Oslo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.45
kr3,431.58
|
$488.12
€457.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,586.53
kr83,587.67
|
$10,050.80
€9,426.31
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.53
kr104.98
|
$4.67
€4.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
kr46.67
|
$3.68
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.29
kr157.47
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.81
kr460.67
|
$45.80
€42.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.25
kr167.97
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
Oslo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
kr865.83
|
$84.84
€79.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
kr400.07
|
$38.04
€35.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.89
kr1,078.58
|
$90.00
€84.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.77
kr1,143.29
|
$111.33
€104.42
|
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