Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 2.4% more expensive than Singapore.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
SGD10.19
|
$19.06
NOK206.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
SGD9.17
|
$11.43
NOK123.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
SGD2.15
|
$2.80
NOK30.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.51
|
$2.55
NOK27.70
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.81
|
$3.33
NOK36.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
SGD12.71
|
$5.65
NOK61.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
SGD14.81
|
$7.54
NOK81.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
SGD4.01
|
$3.77
NOK40.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
SGD5.59
|
$5.90
NOK63.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.40
|
$1.24
NOK13.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
SGD1.67
|
$0.90
NOK9.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
SGD2.39
|
$1.16
NOK12.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
SGD1.85
|
$1.62
NOK17.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.41
|
$0.84
NOK9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
$0.99
NOK10.77
|
|
pay 8.3% more for transportation
Singapore
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
SGD11.96
|
$7.99
NOK86.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
SGD130.42
|
$77.56
NOK840.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
SGD152,831.25
|
$33,348.90
NOK361,596.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
SGD12.23
|
$20.96
NOK227.29
|
|
pay 19.9% less for housing
Singapore
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
SGD49.21
|
$39.84
NOK431.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
SGD4,882.49
|
$1,309.35
NOK14,197.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
SGD3,286.85
|
$1,134.95
NOK12,306.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
SGD166.85
|
$157.33
NOK1,705.94
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
SGD1,709.52
|
$311.45
NOK3,377.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
SGD37,079.28
|
$7,586.53
NOK82,259.40
|
|
pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
SGD10.19
|
$9.53
NOK103.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
SGD6.36
|
$4.24
NOK45.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
SGD15.28
|
$14.29
NOK154.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
SGD153.15
|
$41.81
NOK453.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
SGD14.77
|
$15.25
NOK165.30
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
SGD101.35
|
$78.58
NOK852.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
SGD56.39
|
$36.31
NOK393.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
SGD145.11
|
$97.89
NOK1,061.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
SGD151.57
|
$103.77
NOK1,125.13
|
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