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

🙂 Solo nomad: Grimstad is 20.8% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 22.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Grimstad is 26.1% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 23.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$23.00 NOK 232

$25.13 NOK 254

-8.48%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$50.3 NOK 508

$122 NOK 1,229

-58.69%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$14.88 NOK 150

Cappuccino

$4.49 NOK 45.35

$4.85 NOK 48.95

-7.42%

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

$3.97 NOK 40.04

$4.03 NOK 40.64

-1.49%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.35 NOK 33.81

$3.28 NOK 33.10

2.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$12.04 NOK 121

$11.99 NOK 121

0.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.24 NOK 103

$11.05 NOK 112

-7.33%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.31 NOK 23.32

$2.35 NOK 23.76

-1.70%

White Bread (500g)

$3.10 NOK 31.27

$4.14 NOK 41.81

-25.12%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.06 NOK 30.85

$3.65 NOK 36.79

-16.16%

Eggs

$3.30 NOK 33.26

$5.16 NOK 52.0

-36.05%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.78 NOK 109

$13.45 NOK 136

-19.85%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.74 NOK 139

$16.52 NOK 167

-16.83%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.11 NOK 163

$31.03 NOK 313

-48.08%

Apples (1kg)

$2.01 NOK 20.24

$3.41 NOK 34.38

-41.06%

Banana (1kg)

$2.32 NOK 23.45

$2.52 NOK 25.44

-7.94%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.31 NOK 33.44

$3.40 NOK 34.28

-2.65%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.95 NOK 39.90

$4.91 NOK 49.53

-19.55%

Potato (1kg)

$2.50 NOK 25.24

$2.45 NOK 24.71

2.04%

Onion (1kg)

$2.69 NOK 27.12

$2.59 NOK 26.10

3.86%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.80 NOK 28.24

$2.85 NOK 28.75

-1.75%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 NOK 17.33

$2.36 NOK 23.78

-27.12%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$17.06 NOK 172

$17.17 NOK 173

-0.64%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.95 NOK 151

$17.78 NOK 179

-15.92%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.45 NOK 34.84

$3.39 NOK 34.19

1.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.21 NOK 42.46

$4.37 NOK 44.11

-3.66%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.93 NOK 49.77

$4.16 NOK 41.98

18.51%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$76.8 NOK 775

$78.7 NOK 794

-2.49%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$10.03 NOK 101

$10.28 NOK 104

-2.43%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.41 NOK 14.20

$1.45 NOK 14.61

-2.76%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$41.67 NOK 420

$41.52 NOK 419

0.36%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.20 NOK 22.24

$2.19 NOK 22.08

0.46%

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

$36.3K NOK 366.5K

$35.6K NOK 359.3K

2.03%

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

$43.2K NOK 436.1K

$42.7K NOK 430.6K

1.26%

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

$306 NOK 3,087

$299 NOK 3,012

2.49%

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

$27.86 NOK 281

$31.64 NOK 319

-11.95%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$56.8 NOK 573

$56.3 NOK 568

0.80%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$50.0 NOK 505

$56.4 NOK 569

-11.31%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$35.30 NOK 356

$29.22 NOK 295

20.81%

Cinema Ticket

$15.10 NOK 152

$18.01 NOK 182

-16.16%

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

$265 NOK 2,674

$274 NOK 2,767

-3.36%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.7K NOK 148.1K

$14.8K NOK 149.8K

-1.14%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$50.3 NOK 507

$106 NOK 1,067

-52.45%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$61.2 NOK 617

$65.2 NOK 657

-6.12%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.9 NOK 1,008

$125 NOK 1,261

-20.04%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$164 NOK 1,658

$165 NOK 1,665

-0.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,223 NOK 12.3K

$1,694 NOK 17.1K

-27.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$911 NOK 9,189

$1,417 NOK 14.3K

-35.74%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,854 NOK 18.7K

$2,685 NOK 27.1K

-30.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,550 NOK 15.6K

$2,165 NOK 21.8K

-28.41%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,696 NOK 57.5K

$10.4K NOK 105.3K

-45.44%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,936 NOK 39.7K

$7,185 NOK 72.5K

-45.22%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,158 NOK 41.9K

$3,873 NOK 39.1K

7.34%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Oslo: January 11, 2026

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