Cost of living comparison

Finland

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Norway

Oslo vs. Turku Cost of Living Summary

Oslo is 66.2% more expensive than Turku.

Restaurants: pay 34.2% more in Oslo
Groceries: pay 50.2% more in Oslo
Transportation: pay 19.3% more in Oslo
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Oslo
Childcare: pay 27.0% more in Oslo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.3% more in Oslo
Clothing: pay 27.5% more in Oslo

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, childcare, and transportation in Oslo are more expensive than in Turku. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Oslo.

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Oslo vs. Turku Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oslo instead of Turku, you would:

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pay 34.2% more for restaurants

	Turku	Oslo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.24 €14.45	$20.88 NOK196.87	+28.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.32 €10.96	$15.66 NOK147.65	+27.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.86 €2.54	$4.29 NOK40.48	+50.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 €1.70	$3.35 NOK31.56	+75.1%
Average			+34.2%

Turku vs. Oslo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.2% more for groceries

	Turku	Oslo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.51 €2.23	$4.16 NOK39.22	+66.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 €3.45	$7.40 NOK69.77	+90.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.90 €5.25	$9.52 NOK89.71	+61.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 €3.28	$5.92 NOK55.83	+60.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.65 €5.92	$7.01 NOK66.11	+5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.11	$1.50 NOK14.16	+20.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$1.20 NOK11.27	+20.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$1.57 NOK14.82	+53.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.99 €1.77	$2.66 NOK25.12	+34.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.58	$1.22 NOK11.51	+86.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.63	$1.29 NOK12.20	+81.6%
Average			+50.2%

Turku vs. Oslo - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.3% more for transportation

	Turku	Oslo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.81 €7.84	$9.05 NOK85.31	+2.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.82 €56.81	$81.23 NOK765.82	+27.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,622.07 €32,594.96	$48,017.78 NOK453K	+31.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.60 €18.34	$26.52 NOK250.02	+28.7%
Average			+19.3%

Turku vs. Oslo - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Turku	Oslo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.11 €19.68	$55.32 NOK521.50	+150.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$803.41 €715.06	$2,027.04 NOK19,110.31	+152.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$654.86 €582.85	$1,564.65 NOK14,751.06	+138.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.68 €90.50	$318.93 NOK3,006.77	+213.7%
Average			+154.9%

Turku vs. Oslo - Cost of housing

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pay 27.0% more for childcare

	Turku	Oslo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.73 €276.56	$235.44 NOK2,219.68	-24.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,278.28 €6,477.93	$15,500.12 NOK146K	+113.0%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Turku	Oslo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.57 €8.52	$11.69 NOK110.25	+22.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.80 €4.27	$5.92 NOK55.85	+23.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$18.79 NOK177.18	+39.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.11 €38.37	$58.98 NOK556.03	+36.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.27 €18.94	$19.84 NOK187.02	-6.8%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 27.5% more for clothing

	Turku	Oslo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.87 €83.55	$100.13 NOK943.98	+6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.39 €38.62	$59.75 NOK563.26	+37.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.64 €91.36	$132.59 NOK1,250.01	+29.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.97 €99.66	$156.09 NOK1,471.59	+39.4%
Average			+27.5%

Turku vs. Oslo - Cost of clothing

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