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

🙂 Solo nomad: Baerum is 9.7% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 20.4% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Baerum is 2% more expensive than Oslo without rent, and 13.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$25.43 NOK 238

$25.57 NOK 240

-0.55%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$101 NOK 948

$121 NOK 1,135

-16.51%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.48 NOK 126

$15.22 NOK 143

-11.43%

Cappuccino

$4.91 NOK 45.98

$5.05 NOK 47.32

-2.77%

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

$2.46 NOK 23.01

$4.13 NOK 38.74

-40.44%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.24 NOK 20.98

$3.17 NOK 29.74

-29.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.02 NOK 84.5

$12.13 NOK 114

-25.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.57 NOK 89.7

$11.27 NOK 106

-15.08%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.37 NOK 22.23

$2.40 NOK 22.50

-1.25%

White Bread (500g)

$3.62 NOK 33.89

$3.98 NOK 37.28

-9.05%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.29 NOK 30.86

$3.67 NOK 34.41

-10.35%

Eggs

$4.91 NOK 46.03

$5.13 NOK 48.07

-4.29%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.55 NOK 108

$13.26 NOK 124

-12.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$16.36 NOK 153

$16.05 NOK 150

1.93%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$31.78 NOK 298

$30.94 NOK 290

2.71%

Apples (1kg)

$3.60 NOK 33.72

$3.56 NOK 33.37

1.12%

Banana (1kg)

$2.25 NOK 21.12

$2.53 NOK 23.70

-11.07%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.44 NOK 32.21

$3.45 NOK 32.34

-0.29%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.07 NOK 38.13

$4.92 NOK 46.13

-17.28%

Potato (1kg)

$2.25 NOK 21.08

$2.50 NOK 23.45

-10.00%

Onion (1kg)

$2.19 NOK 20.52

$2.68 NOK 25.09

-18.28%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.88 NOK 27.01

$2.78 NOK 26.02

3.60%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.83 NOK 17.10

$2.39 NOK 22.37

-23.43%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$14.31 NOK 134

$17.18 NOK 161

-16.71%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.37 NOK 172

$18.48 NOK 173

-0.60%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.48 NOK 32.56

$3.51 NOK 32.86

-0.85%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.02 NOK 37.71

$4.21 NOK 39.46

-4.51%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.26 NOK 39.94

$4.16 NOK 39.01

2.40%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$74.5 NOK 698

$78.9 NOK 739

-5.60%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$10.14 NOK 95.0

$10.29 NOK 96.5

-1.46%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.39 NOK 13.02

$1.38 NOK 12.91

0.72%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$41.62 NOK 390

$42.90 NOK 402

-2.98%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.17 NOK 20.32

$2.21 NOK 20.68

-1.81%

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

$27.8K NOK 260.6K

$36.6K NOK 343.0K

-24.02%

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

$24.6K NOK 230.4K

$42.2K NOK 395.3K

-41.72%

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

$305 NOK 2,859

$296 NOK 2,775

3.00%

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

$39.91 NOK 374

$30.71 NOK 288

29.96%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.11 NOK 357

$56.3 NOK 527

-32.27%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51.6 NOK 484

$57.1 NOK 535

-9.61%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$34.89 NOK 327

$28.82 NOK 270

21.06%

Cinema Ticket

$14.89 NOK 139

$17.94 NOK 168

-17.00%

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

$265 NOK 2,487

$274 NOK 2,565

-3.05%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.8K NOK 138.4K

$14.6K NOK 136.4K

1.47%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$104 NOK 972

$103 NOK 967

0.44%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$46.70 NOK 438

$64.8 NOK 607

-27.89%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 NOK 936

$121 NOK 1,135

-17.59%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$149 NOK 1,397

$166 NOK 1,556

-10.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,191 NOK 11.2K

$1,686 NOK 15.8K

-29.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$922 NOK 8,643

$1,423 NOK 13.3K

-35.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,151 NOK 20.2K

$2,739 NOK 25.7K

-21.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,598 NOK 15.0K

$2,176 NOK 20.4K

-26.58%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,000 NOK 56.2K

$11.2K NOK 105.0K

-46.46%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,466 NOK 41.8K

$7,652 NOK 71.7K

-41.63%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$5,354 NOK 50.2K

$4,421 NOK 41.4K

21.10%

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: April 12, 2026

Last update for Oslo: April 12, 2026

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