Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 1.1% more expensive than Ottawa.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 26.7% more for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.21
|
$19.06
NOK207.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.10
|
$11.43
NOK124.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$2.80
NOK30.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$2.55
NOK27.78
|
|
pay 8.9% more for groceries
Ottawa
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.19
|
$3.33
NOK36.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.20
|
$5.65
NOK61.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
$7.54
NOK82.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.30
|
$3.77
NOK40.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.13
|
$5.90
NOK64.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$1.24
NOK13.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.90
NOK9.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$1.16
NOK12.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$1.62
NOK17.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.84
NOK9.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.99
NOK10.80
|
|
pay 28.2% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.22
|
$7.99
NOK86.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.54
|
$77.56
NOK843.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,718.89
|
$33,348.90
NOK362,655.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.72
|
$20.96
NOK227.96
|
|
pay 2.2% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.87
|
$39.84
NOK433.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,782.18
|
$1,309.35
NOK14,238.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,560.74
|
$1,134.95
NOK12,342.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.08
|
$157.33
NOK1,710.94
|
|
pay 67.1% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,542.64
|
$311.45
NOK3,386.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,096.98
|
$7,586.53
NOK82,500.52
|
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$9.53
NOK103.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.56
|
$4.24
NOK46.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.12
|
$14.29
NOK155.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.63
|
$41.81
NOK454.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.13
|
$15.25
NOK165.79
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.70
|
$78.58
NOK854.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.50
|
$36.31
NOK394.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.12
|
$97.89
NOK1,064.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$192.96
|
$103.77
NOK1,128.43
|
|
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