Cost of Living Comparison Between Baerum and Oslo Cost of Living Comparison Between Baerum and Oslo

🙂 Solo nomad: Baerum is 13.5% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 18.6% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Baerum is 2.3% more expensive than Oslo without rent, and 13.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$25.46 NOK 257

$25.13 NOK 254

1.31%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$101 NOK 1,020

$122 NOK 1,229

-17.01%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.41 NOK 135

$14.88 NOK 150

-9.88%

Cappuccino

$4.82 NOK 48.64

$4.85 NOK 48.95

-0.62%

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

$2.44 NOK 24.67

$4.03 NOK 40.64

-39.45%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.23 NOK 22.49

$3.28 NOK 33.10

-32.01%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.93 NOK 90.1

$11.99 NOK 121

-25.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.72 NOK 98.1

$11.05 NOK 112

-12.04%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.39 NOK 24.14

$2.35 NOK 23.76

1.70%

White Bread (500g)

$3.53 NOK 35.58

$4.14 NOK 41.81

-14.73%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.21 NOK 32.34

$3.65 NOK 36.79

-12.05%

Eggs

$4.94 NOK 49.80

$5.16 NOK 52.0

-4.26%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.48 NOK 116

$13.45 NOK 136

-14.65%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$16.15 NOK 163

$16.52 NOK 167

-2.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$31.09 NOK 314

$31.03 NOK 313

0.19%

Apples (1kg)

$3.61 NOK 36.38

$3.41 NOK 34.38

5.87%

Banana (1kg)

$2.32 NOK 23.46

$2.52 NOK 25.44

-7.94%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.33 NOK 33.58

$3.40 NOK 34.28

-2.06%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.08 NOK 41.18

$4.91 NOK 49.53

-16.90%

Potato (1kg)

$2.28 NOK 22.97

$2.45 NOK 24.71

-6.94%

Onion (1kg)

$2.12 NOK 21.43

$2.59 NOK 26.10

-18.15%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.89 NOK 29.17

$2.85 NOK 28.75

1.40%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.92 NOK 19.41

$2.36 NOK 23.78

-18.64%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$14.36 NOK 145

$17.17 NOK 173

-16.37%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.72 NOK 179

$17.78 NOK 179

-0.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.41 NOK 34.45

$3.39 NOK 34.19

0.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.85 NOK 38.88

$4.37 NOK 44.11

-11.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.22 NOK 42.53

$4.16 NOK 41.98

1.44%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$72.5 NOK 731

$78.7 NOK 794

-7.98%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$10.22 NOK 103

$10.28 NOK 104

-0.58%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.40 NOK 14.17

$1.45 NOK 14.61

-3.45%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$42.51 NOK 429

$41.52 NOK 419

2.38%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.10 NOK 21.19

$2.19 NOK 22.08

-4.11%

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

$27.1K NOK 273.3K

$35.6K NOK 359.3K

-23.92%

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

$24.4K NOK 246.1K

$42.7K NOK 430.6K

-42.84%

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

$295 NOK 2,978

$299 NOK 3,012

-1.11%

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

$41.08 NOK 414

$31.64 NOK 319

29.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.59 NOK 389

$56.3 NOK 568

-31.46%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.2 NOK 517

$56.4 NOK 569

-9.22%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$34.74 NOK 351

$29.22 NOK 295

18.89%

Cinema Ticket

$15.22 NOK 154

$18.01 NOK 182

-15.49%

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

$272 NOK 2,740

$274 NOK 2,767

-0.97%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.9K NOK 150.1K

$14.8K NOK 149.8K

0.17%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$104 NOK 1,047

$106 NOK 1,067

-1.92%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.84 NOK 483

$65.2 NOK 657

-26.58%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$98.2 NOK 990

$125 NOK 1,261

-21.44%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$150 NOK 1,517

$165 NOK 1,665

-8.87%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,227 NOK 12.4K

$1,694 NOK 17.1K

-27.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$901 NOK 9,096

$1,417 NOK 14.3K

-36.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,144 NOK 21.6K

$2,685 NOK 27.1K

-20.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,604 NOK 16.2K

$2,165 NOK 21.8K

-25.90%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,533 NOK 55.8K

$10.4K NOK 105.3K

-47.00%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,974 NOK 40.1K

$7,185 NOK 72.5K

-44.69%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$5,025 NOK 50.7K

$3,873 NOK 39.1K

29.74%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.38

5.08

-13.78%

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

Last update for Baerum: January 13, 2026

Last update for Oslo: January 11, 2026

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