Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 19.7% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 33.6% more for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.41
kr135.18
|
$19.06
kr210.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
kr93.58
|
$11.43
kr126.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
kr24.90
|
$2.80
kr30.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr22.16
|
$2.55
kr28.20
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
Stockholm
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
kr30.66
|
$3.33
kr36.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
kr54.86
|
$5.65
kr62.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.61
kr61.09
|
$7.54
kr83.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
kr42.43
|
$3.77
kr41.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
kr58.70
|
$5.90
kr65.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
kr14.89
|
$1.24
kr13.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
kr12.96
|
$0.90
kr9.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.48
|
$1.16
kr12.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
kr20.28
|
$1.62
kr17.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
kr7.01
|
$0.84
kr9.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
kr6.74
|
$0.99
kr10.96
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
kr86.32
|
$7.99
kr88.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.63
kr1,008.62
|
$77.56
kr856.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,647.00
kr311,945.23
|
$33,348.90
kr368,131.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.46
kr331.70
|
$20.96
kr231.40
|
|
pay 22.3% more for housing
Stockholm
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.68
kr355.86
|
$39.84
kr439.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.54
kr15,751.75
|
$1,309.35
kr14,453.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,036.91
kr11,291.21
|
$1,134.95
kr12,528.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.97
kr1,023.29
|
$157.33
kr1,736.78
|
|
pay 61.6% more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$134.04
kr1,459.59
|
$311.45
kr3,438.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,355.38
kr90,984.02
|
$7,586.53
kr83,746.23
|
|
pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
kr77.99
|
$9.53
kr105.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
kr42.63
|
$4.24
kr46.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.68
kr72.79
|
$14.29
kr157.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.67
kr486.47
|
$41.81
kr461.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.32
kr155.97
|
$15.25
kr168.29
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.80
kr934.29
|
$78.58
kr867.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
kr436.72
|
$36.31
kr400.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
kr1,065.81
|
$97.89
kr1,080.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
kr1,417.23
|
$103.77
kr1,145.46
|
|
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