Cost of living comparison

Brazil

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Norway

Oslo vs. Sao Paulo Cost of Living Summary

Oslo is 2.3 times more expensive than Sao Paulo.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Oslo
Groceries: pay 96.5% more in Oslo
Transportation: pay 92.2% more in Oslo
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Oslo
Childcare: pay 35.1% less in Oslo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Oslo
Clothing: pay 35.6% more in Oslo

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Oslo are more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Oslo.

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Oslo vs. Sao Paulo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oslo instead of Sao Paulo, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Sao Paulo	Oslo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 R$45.35	$20.88 NOK196.87	+133.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 R$45.35	$15.66 NOK147.65	+74.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.40 R$7.09	$4.29 NOK40.48	+206.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 R$4.39	$3.35 NOK31.56	+286.0%
Average			+127.8%

Sao Paulo vs. Oslo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 96.5% more for groceries

	Sao Paulo	Oslo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 R$9.39	$4.16 NOK39.22	+124.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.20 R$31.41	$7.40 NOK69.77	+19.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 R$23.41	$9.52 NOK89.71	+105.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 R$14.18	$5.92 NOK55.83	+111.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.39 R$12.10	$7.01 NOK66.11	+193.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 R$6.36	$1.50 NOK14.16	+19.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 R$4.17	$1.20 NOK11.27	+45.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 R$3.63	$1.57 NOK14.82	+119.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 R$4.43	$2.66 NOK25.12	+204.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 R$3.27	$1.22 NOK11.51	+89.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 R$2.90	$1.29 NOK12.20	+125.6%
Average			+96.5%

Sao Paulo vs. Oslo - Cost of groceries

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pay 92.2% more for transportation

	Sao Paulo	Oslo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.91 R$24.84	$9.05 NOK85.31	+84.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.37 R$244.87	$81.23 NOK765.82	+67.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,890.58 R$121K	$48,017.78 NOK453K	+101.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.76 R$49.39	$26.52 NOK250.02	+171.9%
Average			+92.2%

Sao Paulo vs. Oslo - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Sao Paulo	Oslo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.16 R$112.18	$55.32 NOK521.50	+149.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.54 R$3,323.73	$2,027.04 NOK19,110.31	+208.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$419.66 R$2,124.51	$1,564.65 NOK14,751.06	+272.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.32 R$406.60	$318.93 NOK3,006.77	+297.1%
Average			+242.1%

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pay 35.1% less for childcare

	Sao Paulo	Oslo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.90 R$2,687.69	$235.44 NOK2,219.68	-55.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,300.72 R$82,522.42	$15,500.12 NOK146K	-4.9%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Paulo	Oslo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.99 R$15.12	$11.69 NOK110.25	+291.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 R$12.94	$5.92 NOK55.85	+131.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.99 R$15.12	$18.79 NOK177.18	+529.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 R$181.58	$58.98 NOK556.03	+64.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.95 R$50.39	$19.84 NOK187.02	+99.3%
Average			+151.4%

Sao Paulo vs. Oslo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 35.6% more for clothing

	Sao Paulo	Oslo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.57 R$331.96	$100.13 NOK943.98	+52.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.53 R$311.49	$59.75 NOK563.26	-2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.31 R$502.77	$132.59 NOK1,250.01	+33.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.35 R$462.44	$156.09 NOK1,471.59	+70.9%
Average			+35.6%

Sao Paulo vs. Oslo - Cost of clothing

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