Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 53.3% more expensive than Oslo.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 1.9% more for restaurants
Oslo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.06
kr210.36
|
$26.69
A$40.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.43
kr126.22
|
$10.01
A$15.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
kr30.88
|
$2.70
A$4.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
kr28.20
|
$2.13
A$3.26
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
Oslo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
kr36.76
|
$2.29
A$3.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
kr62.33
|
$6.42
A$9.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
kr83.24
|
$6.48
A$9.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
kr41.60
|
$4.10
A$6.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.90
kr65.09
|
$3.63
A$5.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.74
|
$1.47
A$2.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
kr9.91
|
$1.13
A$1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr12.86
|
$1.60
A$2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
kr17.90
|
$2.47
A$3.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr9.23
|
$1.17
A$1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.96
|
$0.96
A$1.47
|
|
pay 16.7% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.99
kr88.20
|
$5.45
A$8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.56
kr856.17
|
$100.08
A$153.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,348.90
kr368,131.79
|
$20,016.00
A$30,633.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
kr231.40
|
$15.93
A$24.38
|
|
pay 40.0% more for housing
Oslo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.84
kr439.74
|
$68.64
A$105.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,309.35
kr14,453.67
|
$1,824.70
A$2,792.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,134.95
kr12,528.50
|
$1,494.78
A$2,287.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.33
kr1,736.78
|
$183.28
A$280.51
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Oslo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.45
kr3,438.09
|
$1,686.35
A$2,580.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,586.53
kr83,746.23
|
$14,216.13
A$21,757.15
|
|
pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.53
kr105.18
|
$8.01
A$12.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
kr46.75
|
$3.74
A$5.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.29
kr157.77
|
$23.35
A$35.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.81
kr461.54
|
$64.70
A$99.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.25
kr168.29
|
$13.34
A$20.42
|
|
pay 58.3% more for clothing
Oslo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
kr867.48
|
$93.52
A$143.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
kr400.83
|
$72.72
A$111.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.89
kr1,080.62
|
$134.62
A$206.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.77
kr1,145.46
|
$183.19
A$280.36
|
|
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