Cost of living comparison
Austria is 9.1% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Austria instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 11.6% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Austria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.06
kr209.96
|
$15.13
€14.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.43
kr125.98
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
kr30.82
|
$2.84
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
kr28.15
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 9.9% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
kr36.69
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
kr62.22
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
kr83.08
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
kr41.52
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.90
kr64.97
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.71
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
kr9.89
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr12.83
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
kr17.87
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr9.21
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.94
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 18.9% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.99
kr88.03
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.56
kr854.55
|
$48.12
€45.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,348.90
kr367,434.80
|
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
kr230.96
|
$19.81
€18.58
|
|
pay 13.2% less for housing
Oslo
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.84
kr438.91
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,309.35
kr14,426.30
|
$743.38
€697.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,134.95
kr12,504.78
|
$621.91
€583.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.33
kr1,733.49
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
|
pay 21.0% more for childcare
Oslo
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.45
kr3,431.58
|
$416.59
€390.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,586.53
kr83,587.67
|
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
|
pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.53
kr104.98
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
kr46.67
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.29
kr157.47
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.81
kr460.67
|
$41.56
€38.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.25
kr167.97
|
$12.77
€11.97
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
Oslo
|
Austria
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
kr865.83
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
kr400.07
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.89
kr1,078.58
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.77
kr1,143.29
|
$110.53
€103.66
|
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