Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 11.7% more expensive than Valletta.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 20.7% more for restaurants
Valletta
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.32
|
$19.06
NOK206.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$11.43
NOK123.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$2.80
NOK30.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$2.55
NOK27.70
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
Valletta
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
$3.33
NOK36.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.95
|
$5.65
NOK61.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.75
|
$7.54
NOK81.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.87
|
$3.77
NOK40.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.16
|
$5.90
NOK63.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.24
NOK13.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.90
NOK9.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$1.16
NOK12.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
$1.62
NOK17.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.84
NOK9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.39
|
$0.99
NOK10.77
|
|
pay 67.6% more for transportation
Valletta
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.25
|
$7.99
NOK86.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.52
|
$77.56
NOK840.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,340.24
|
$33,348.90
NOK361,596.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.48
|
$20.96
NOK227.29
|
|
pay 12.3% more for housing
Valletta
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€47.81
|
$39.84
NOK431.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€952.01
|
$1,309.35
NOK14,197.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€841.51
|
$1,134.95
NOK12,306.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€122.57
|
$157.33
NOK1,705.94
|
|
pay 40.7% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€628.33
|
$311.45
NOK3,377.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,690.14
|
$7,586.53
NOK82,259.40
|
|
pay 45.1% more for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$9.53
NOK103.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.92
|
$4.24
NOK45.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.61
|
$14.29
NOK154.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.24
|
$41.81
NOK453.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$15.25
NOK165.30
|
|
pay 36.5% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€119.85
|
$78.58
NOK852.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.30
|
$36.31
NOK393.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€113.48
|
$97.89
NOK1,061.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€154.28
|
$103.77
NOK1,125.13
|
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