Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 1.9% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 3.3% more for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
ISK2,570
|
$19.06
NOK207.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
ISK2,182
|
$11.43
NOK124.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
ISK354
|
$2.80
NOK30.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
ISK283
|
$2.55
NOK27.78
|
|
pay 9.2% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
ISK475
|
$3.33
NOK36.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
ISK1,005
|
$5.65
NOK61.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
ISK823
|
$7.54
NOK82.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
ISK788
|
$3.77
NOK40.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
ISK1,129
|
$5.90
NOK64.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
ISK219
|
$1.24
NOK13.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
ISK130
|
$0.90
NOK9.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK172
|
$1.16
NOK12.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
ISK309
|
$1.62
NOK17.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
ISK174
|
$0.84
NOK9.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
ISK96
|
$0.99
NOK10.80
|
|
pay 7.7% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
ISK1,242
|
$7.99
NOK86.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
ISK9,155
|
$77.56
NOK843.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
ISK5,187,675
|
$33,348.90
NOK362,655.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
ISK4,111
|
$20.96
NOK227.96
|
|
pay 13.2% more for housing
Reykjavik
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
ISK8,943
|
$39.84
NOK433.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
ISK225,262
|
$1,309.35
NOK14,238.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
ISK192,661
|
$1,134.95
NOK12,342.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
ISK9,679
|
$157.33
NOK1,710.94
|
|
pay 17.8% more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
ISK39,439
|
$311.45
NOK3,386.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
ISK845,964
|
$7,586.53
NOK82,500.52
|
|
pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
ISK1,322
|
$9.53
NOK103.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
ISK632
|
$4.24
NOK46.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
ISK1,628
|
$14.29
NOK155.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
ISK9,398
|
$41.81
NOK454.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
ISK1,907
|
$15.25
NOK165.79
|
|
pay 28.9% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
ISK15,104
|
$78.58
NOK854.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
ISK6,062
|
$36.31
NOK394.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
ISK19,234
|
$97.89
NOK1,064.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
ISK25,483
|
$103.77
NOK1,128.43
|
|
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