Cost of Living Comparison Between Grimstad and Oslo Cost of Living Comparison Between Grimstad and Oslo

🙂 Solo nomad: Grimstad is 5.3% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 23.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Grimstad is 15.6% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 20.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$22.70 NOK 219

$25.15 NOK 242

-9.74%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$50.7 NOK 489

$120 NOK 1,161

-57.86%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$14.44 NOK 139

$15.08 NOK 145

-4.24%

Cappuccino

$4.68 NOK 45.08

$4.84 NOK 46.65

-3.31%

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

$4.07 NOK 39.20

$4.21 NOK 40.54

-3.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.31 NOK 31.87

$3.24 NOK 31.26

2.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$12.11 NOK 117

$12.05 NOK 116

0.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.19 NOK 98.2

$10.97 NOK 106

-7.11%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.29 NOK 22.03

$2.39 NOK 23.08

-4.18%

White Bread (500g)

$3.21 NOK 30.94

$4.01 NOK 38.64

-19.95%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.00 NOK 28.93

$3.60 NOK 34.74

-16.67%

Eggs

$3.29 NOK 31.72

$5.08 NOK 49.02

-35.24%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.97 NOK 106

$13.18 NOK 127

-16.77%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.93 NOK 134

$16.03 NOK 155

-13.10%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.40 NOK 158

$31.13 NOK 300

-47.32%

Apples (1kg)

$1.96 NOK 18.92

$3.57 NOK 34.43

-45.10%

Banana (1kg)

$2.25 NOK 21.68

$2.63 NOK 25.33

-14.45%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.32 NOK 31.96

$3.35 NOK 32.31

-0.90%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.14 NOK 39.93

$4.90 NOK 47.22

-15.51%

Potato (1kg)

$2.53 NOK 24.41

$2.54 NOK 24.47

-0.39%

Onion (1kg)

$2.61 NOK 25.16

$2.60 NOK 25.02

0.38%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.88 NOK 27.77

$2.76 NOK 26.61

4.35%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.80 NOK 17.33

$2.35 NOK 22.66

-23.40%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$17.23 NOK 166

$17.36 NOK 167

-0.75%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.51 NOK 150

$18.24 NOK 176

-14.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.53 NOK 34.01

$3.53 NOK 33.98

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.34 NOK 41.88

$4.18 NOK 40.34

3.83%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.95 NOK 47.67

$4.33 NOK 41.75

14.32%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$74.8 NOK 721

$77.6 NOK 748

-3.57%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$10.29 NOK 99.2

$10.05 NOK 96.9

2.39%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.41 NOK 13.56

$1.40 NOK 13.48

0.71%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$41.52 NOK 400

$41.84 NOK 403

-0.76%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.17 NOK 20.88

$2.29 NOK 22.12

-5.24%

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

$36.1K NOK 348.2K

$35.9K NOK 346.2K

0.57%

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

$42.9K NOK 413.9K

$42.1K NOK 405.5K

2.08%

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

$299 NOK 2,884

$305 NOK 2,942

-1.95%

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

$27.72 NOK 267

$30.56 NOK 295

-9.29%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$56.3 NOK 543

$55.6 NOK 536

1.19%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.04 NOK 473

$55.8 NOK 538

-12.11%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$35.30 NOK 340

$29.41 NOK 283

20.03%

Cinema Ticket

$15.33 NOK 148

$17.89 NOK 172

-14.31%

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

$269 NOK 2,589

$268 NOK 2,583

0.25%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.7K NOK 142.0K

$14.7K NOK 142.1K

-0.04%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.80 NOK 480

$106 NOK 1,019

-52.89%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$60.5 NOK 583

$66.7 NOK 643

-9.35%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$101 NOK 975

$122 NOK 1,174

-16.98%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$167 NOK 1,611

$167 NOK 1,608

0.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,233 NOK 11.9K

$1,714 NOK 16.5K

-28.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$878 NOK 8,461

$1,409 NOK 13.6K

-37.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,846 NOK 17.8K

$2,670 NOK 25.7K

-30.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,558 NOK 15.0K

$2,139 NOK 20.6K

-27.15%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$11.1K NOK 106.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 NOK 72.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,412 NOK 42.5K

$4,115 NOK 39.7K

7.22%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.9

5.08

-3.54%

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

Last update for Grimstad: March 3, 2026

Last update for Oslo: March 1, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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