Cost of living comparison
France is 0.2% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in France instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 13.9% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.06
kr209.96
|
$16.13
€15.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.43
kr125.98
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
kr30.82
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
kr28.15
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 3.6% less for groceries
Oslo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
kr36.69
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
kr62.22
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
kr83.08
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
kr41.52
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.90
kr64.97
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.71
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
kr9.89
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr12.83
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
kr17.87
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr9.21
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.94
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
Oslo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.99
kr88.03
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.56
kr854.55
|
$52.45
€49.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,348.90
kr367,434.80
|
$26,223.89
€24,594.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
kr230.96
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 31.2% less for housing
Oslo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.84
kr438.91
|
$30.93
€29.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,309.35
kr14,426.30
|
$760.64
€713.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,134.95
kr12,504.78
|
$610.71
€572.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.33
kr1,733.49
|
$135.03
€126.64
|
|
pay 82.8% more for childcare
Oslo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.45
kr3,431.58
|
$674.24
€632.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,586.53
kr83,587.67
|
$11,309.03
€10,606.35
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.53
kr104.98
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
kr46.67
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.29
kr157.47
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.81
kr460.67
|
$37.98
€35.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.25
kr167.97
|
$11.22
€10.52
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
Oslo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
kr865.83
|
$85.18
€79.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
kr400.07
|
$38.90
€36.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.89
kr1,078.58
|
$90.98
€85.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.77
kr1,143.29
|
$122.71
€115.09
|
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