Cost of Living Comparison Between Alesund and Oslo Cost of Living Comparison Between Alesund and Oslo

🙂 Solo nomad: Alesund is 5.8% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 26.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Alesund is 22.2% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 27% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$19.86 NOK 190

$25.15 NOK 241

-21.03%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$84.7 NOK 811

$120 NOK 1,152

-29.61%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.70 NOK 122

$15.08 NOK 144

-15.78%

Cappuccino

$4.12 NOK 39.40

$4.84 NOK 46.31

-14.88%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.01 NOK 19.24

$4.21 NOK 40.24

-52.26%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.25 NOK 21.58

$3.24 NOK 31.03

-30.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$11.29 NOK 108

$12.05 NOK 115

-6.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.21 NOK 88.1

$10.97 NOK 105

-16.04%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.39 NOK 22.85

$2.39 NOK 22.91

White Bread (500g)

$2.94 NOK 28.16

$4.01 NOK 38.36

-26.68%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.83 NOK 27.05

$3.60 NOK 34.49

-21.39%

Eggs

$3.97 NOK 38.03

$5.08 NOK 48.66

-21.85%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.39 NOK 138

$13.18 NOK 126

9.18%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.44 NOK 129

$16.03 NOK 153

-16.16%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$22.23 NOK 213

$31.13 NOK 298

-28.59%

Apples (1kg)

$2.82 NOK 26.98

$3.57 NOK 34.18

-21.01%

Banana (1kg)

$2.28 NOK 21.82

$2.63 NOK 25.15

-13.31%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.17 NOK 20.76

$3.35 NOK 32.08

-35.22%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.68 NOK 35.20

$4.90 NOK 46.88

-24.90%

Potato (1kg)

$2.70 NOK 25.89

$2.54 NOK 24.29

6.30%

Onion (1kg)

$1.82 NOK 17.39

$2.60 NOK 24.84

-30.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.78 NOK 26.65

$2.76 NOK 26.42

0.72%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.05 NOK 19.63

$2.35 NOK 22.50

-12.77%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.84 NOK 132

$17.36 NOK 166

-20.28%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.55 NOK 168

$18.24 NOK 175

-3.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.38 NOK 32.32

$3.53 NOK 33.73

-4.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.03 NOK 38.61

$4.18 NOK 40.04

-3.59%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.40 NOK 42.09

$4.33 NOK 41.44

1.62%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$67.1 NOK 642

$77.6 NOK 742

-13.51%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$12.33 NOK 118

$10.05 NOK 96.2

22.69%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.18 NOK 20.85

$1.40 NOK 13.38

55.71%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$72.5 NOK 694

$41.84 NOK 400

73.35%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.18 NOK 20.88

$2.29 NOK 21.96

-4.80%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$35.8K NOK 342.4K

$35.9K NOK 343.7K

-0.37%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$43.5K NOK 416.3K

$42.1K NOK 402.5K

3.42%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$240 NOK 2,297

$305 NOK 2,920

-21.35%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$38.82 NOK 371

$30.56 NOK 292

27.03%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.01 NOK 383

$55.6 NOK 532

-28.09%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$56.9 NOK 544

$55.8 NOK 534

1.97%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$29.89 NOK 286

$29.41 NOK 281

1.63%

Cinema Ticket

$16.87 NOK 161

$17.89 NOK 171

-5.70%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$262 NOK 2,503

$268 NOK 2,564

-2.38%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,550 NOK 24.4K

$14.7K NOK 141.1K

-82.70%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$85.3 NOK 817

$106 NOK 1,012

-19.27%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.38 NOK 415

$66.7 NOK 639

-34.99%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$112 NOK 1,075

$122 NOK 1,166

-7.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$134 NOK 1,282

$167 NOK 1,596

-19.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$961 NOK 9,193

$1,714 NOK 16.4K

-43.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$807 NOK 7,720

$1,409 NOK 13.5K

-42.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,401 NOK 13.4K

$2,670 NOK 25.6K

-47.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,168 NOK 11.2K

$2,139 NOK 20.5K

-45.38%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,472 NOK 42.8K

$11.1K NOK 106.0K

-59.63%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,423 NOK 23.2K

$7,529 NOK 72.1K

-67.82%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,275 NOK 40.9K

$4,115 NOK 39.4K

3.88%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.03

5.08

-20.67%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Alesund: March 3, 2026

Last update for Oslo: March 1, 2026

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