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

🙂 Solo nomad: Alesund is 16.5% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 27.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Alesund is 6.6% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 28.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.45 NOK 206

$25.13 NOK 254

-18.62%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$84.8 NOK 855

$122 NOK 1,229

-30.42%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.76 NOK 129

$14.88 NOK 150

-14.25%

Cappuccino

$3.98 NOK 40.16

$4.85 NOK 48.95

-17.94%

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

$2.00 NOK 20.20

$4.03 NOK 40.64

-50.37%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.30 NOK 23.17

$3.28 NOK 33.10

-29.88%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$11.17 NOK 113

$11.99 NOK 121

-6.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.36 NOK 94.5

$11.05 NOK 112

-15.29%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.37 NOK 23.91

$2.35 NOK 23.76

0.85%

White Bread (500g)

$2.94 NOK 29.65

$4.14 NOK 41.81

-28.99%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.93 NOK 29.61

$3.65 NOK 36.79

-19.73%

Eggs

$3.77 NOK 38.03

$5.16 NOK 52.0

-26.94%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.37 NOK 145

$13.45 NOK 136

6.84%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.31 NOK 134

$16.52 NOK 167

-19.43%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$22.89 NOK 231

$31.03 NOK 313

-26.23%

Apples (1kg)

$2.84 NOK 28.69

$3.41 NOK 34.38

-16.72%

Banana (1kg)

$2.32 NOK 23.40

$2.52 NOK 25.44

-7.94%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.19 NOK 22.15

$3.40 NOK 34.28

-35.59%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.57 NOK 36.00

$4.91 NOK 49.53

-27.29%

Potato (1kg)

$2.72 NOK 27.42

$2.45 NOK 24.71

11.02%

Onion (1kg)

$1.82 NOK 18.39

$2.59 NOK 26.10

-29.73%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.78 NOK 28.02

$2.85 NOK 28.75

-2.46%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.13 NOK 21.47

$2.36 NOK 23.78

-9.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.73 NOK 139

$17.17 NOK 173

-20.03%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.86 NOK 170

$17.78 NOK 179

-5.17%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.41 NOK 34.36

$3.39 NOK 34.19

0.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.21 NOK 42.51

$4.37 NOK 44.11

-3.66%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.50 NOK 45.45

$4.16 NOK 41.98

8.17%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$66.9 NOK 675

$78.7 NOK 794

-15.08%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$12.09 NOK 122

$10.28 NOK 104

17.61%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.15 NOK 21.69

$1.45 NOK 14.61

48.28%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$72.8 NOK 735

$41.52 NOK 419

75.36%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.18 NOK 22.04

$2.19 NOK 22.08

-0.46%

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

$35.8K NOK 361.2K

$35.6K NOK 359.3K

0.54%

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

$42.6K NOK 429.5K

$42.7K NOK 430.6K

-0.27%

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

$243 NOK 2,450

$299 NOK 3,012

-18.65%

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

$38.37 NOK 387

$31.64 NOK 319

21.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.17 NOK 415

$56.3 NOK 568

-26.87%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.1 NOK 577

$56.4 NOK 569

1.28%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$30.05 NOK 303

$29.22 NOK 295

2.84%

Cinema Ticket

$16.99 NOK 171

$18.01 NOK 182

-5.66%

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

$266 NOK 2,682

$274 NOK 2,767

-3.09%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,479 NOK 25.0K

$14.8K NOK 149.8K

-83.30%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$84.2 NOK 850

$106 NOK 1,067

-20.35%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.34 NOK 437

$65.2 NOK 657

-33.49%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 NOK 1,141

$125 NOK 1,261

-9.50%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$134 NOK 1,351

$165 NOK 1,665

-18.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$963 NOK 9,717

$1,694 NOK 17.1K

-43.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$802 NOK 8,090

$1,417 NOK 14.3K

-43.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,411 NOK 14.2K

$2,685 NOK 27.1K

-47.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,140 NOK 11.5K

$2,165 NOK 21.8K

-47.31%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,225 NOK 42.6K

$10.4K NOK 105.3K

-59.53%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,319 NOK 23.4K

$7,185 NOK 72.5K

-67.73%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,948 NOK 39.8K

$3,873 NOK 39.1K

1.94%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Oslo: January 11, 2026

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