Cost of living comparison
India is 74.4% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in India instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 83.0% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.06
kr209.96
|
$2.24
₹186.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.43
kr125.98
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
kr30.82
|
$0.41
₹34.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
kr28.15
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 70.4% less for groceries
Oslo
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
kr36.69
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
kr62.22
|
$2.51
₹208.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
kr83.08
|
$2.48
₹206.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
kr41.52
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.90
kr64.97
|
$1.36
₹113.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.71
|
$0.83
₹69.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
kr9.89
|
$0.28
₹23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr12.83
|
$0.44
₹36.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
kr17.87
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr9.21
|
$0.16
₹13.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.94
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 69.3% less for transportation
Oslo
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.99
kr88.03
|
$4.78
₹398.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.56
kr854.55
|
$8.38
₹698.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,348.90
kr367,434.80
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
kr230.96
|
$2.70
₹224.85
|
|
pay 86.3% less for housing
Oslo
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.84
kr438.91
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,309.35
kr14,426.30
|
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,134.95
kr12,504.78
|
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.33
kr1,733.49
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
|
pay 84.4% less for childcare
Oslo
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.45
kr3,431.58
|
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,586.53
kr83,587.67
|
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
|
pay 72.0% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.53
kr104.98
|
$1.88
₹157.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
kr46.67
|
$1.40
₹116.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.29
kr157.47
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.81
kr460.67
|
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.25
kr167.97
|
$2.94
₹244.87
|
|
pay 55.5% less for clothing
Oslo
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
kr865.83
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
kr400.07
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.89
kr1,078.58
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.77
kr1,143.29
|
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about India or Oslo. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.