Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 3.0 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Russia, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Russia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$19.06
NOK206.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$11.43
NOK123.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$2.80
NOK30.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$2.55
NOK27.70
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$3.33
NOK36.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$5.65
NOK61.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$7.54
NOK81.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$3.77
NOK40.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$5.90
NOK63.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$1.24
NOK13.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.90
NOK9.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$1.16
NOK12.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$1.62
NOK17.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$0.84
NOK9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$0.99
NOK10.77
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$7.99
NOK86.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$77.56
NOK840.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$33,348.90
NOK361,596.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$20.96
NOK227.29
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Russia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$39.84
NOK431.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$1,309.35
NOK14,197.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$1,134.95
NOK12,306.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$157.33
NOK1,705.94
|
|
pay 51.5% more for childcare
Russia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$311.45
NOK3,377.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$7,586.53
NOK82,259.40
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$9.53
NOK103.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$4.24
NOK45.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$14.29
NOK154.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$41.81
NOK453.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$15.25
NOK165.30
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
Russia
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$78.58
NOK852.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$36.31
NOK393.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$97.89
NOK1,061.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$103.77
NOK1,125.13
|
|
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