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

🙂 Solo nomad: Grimstad is 19.7% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 23.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Grimstad is 26.9% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 21.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$23.13 NOK 230

$25.01 NOK 249

-7.52%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$50.5 NOK 502

$122 NOK 1,211

-58.53%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$14.93 NOK 149

$15.39 NOK 153

-2.99%

Cappuccino

$4.69 NOK 46.61

$5.07 NOK 50.4

-7.50%

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

$4.04 NOK 40.15

$4.02 NOK 40

0.50%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.24 NOK 32.26

$3.32 NOK 33.03

-2.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$12.29 NOK 122

$12.07 NOK 120

1.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.14 NOK 101

$11.35 NOK 113

-10.66%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.32 NOK 23.08

$2.37 NOK 23.59

-2.11%

White Bread (500g)

$3.07 NOK 30.5

$4.01 NOK 39.86

-23.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.06 NOK 30.43

$3.62 NOK 36.02

-15.47%

Eggs

$3.13 NOK 31.13

$5.04 NOK 50.2

-37.90%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.69 NOK 106

$13.35 NOK 133

-19.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.4 NOK 133

$16.28 NOK 162

-17.69%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.46 NOK 164

$31.27 NOK 311

-47.36%

Apples (1kg)

$2.05 NOK 20.4

$3.54 NOK 35.22

-42.09%

Banana (1kg)

$2.33 NOK 23.2

$2.53 NOK 25.17

-7.91%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.34 NOK 33.26

$3.35 NOK 33.34

-0.30%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.96 NOK 39.4

$4.99 NOK 49.67

-20.64%

Potato (1kg)

$2.55 NOK 25.37

$2.55 NOK 25.38

Onion (1kg)

$2.71 NOK 26.92

$2.68 NOK 26.61

1.12%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.78 NOK 27.69

$2.84 NOK 28.28

-2.11%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.75 NOK 17.46

$2.36 NOK 23.44

-25.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$17.52 NOK 174

$17.31 NOK 172

1.21%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.88 NOK 148

$20.24 NOK 201

-26.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.35 NOK 33.36

$3.46 NOK 34.45

-3.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.22 NOK 42.01

$4.26 NOK 42.35

-0.94%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.97 NOK 49.4

$4.33 NOK 43.07

14.78%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$77.3 NOK 769

0.05%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$9.98 NOK 99.3

$9.99 NOK 99.4

-0.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.38 NOK 13.75

$1.44 NOK 14.36

-4.17%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$42.02 NOK 418

$41.91 NOK 417

0.26%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.29 NOK 22.76

$2.17 NOK 21.58

5.53%

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

$36K NOK 358.5K

$36.2K NOK 360K

-0.42%

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

$42.4K NOK 421.6K

$42.7K NOK 424.5K

-0.68%

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

$304 NOK 3,020

$306 NOK 3,046

-0.87%

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

$28.44 NOK 283

$31.69 NOK 315

-10.26%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$55.5 NOK 552

$55.1 NOK 548

0.73%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.44 NOK 482

$55.7 NOK 554

-12.97%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$35 NOK 348

$28.72 NOK 286

21.87%

Cinema Ticket

$15.28 NOK 152

$18.56 NOK 185

-17.67%

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

$265 NOK 2,632

$273 NOK 2,713

-2.97%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.6K NOK 145.6K

$14.9K NOK 148.4K

-1.90%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$50.2 NOK 499

$102 NOK 1,016

-50.90%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$60.9 NOK 606

$66.8 NOK 665

-8.82%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$103 NOK 1,021

$123 NOK 1,226

-16.74%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$163 NOK 1,625

$166 NOK 1,651

-1.54%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,221 NOK 12.1K

$1,724 NOK 17.2K

-29.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$887 NOK 8,826

$1,433 NOK 14.3K

-38.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,830 NOK 18.2K

$2,694 NOK 26.8K

-32.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,562 NOK 15.5K

$2,100 NOK 20.9K

-25.64%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,249 NOK 52.2K

$10.2K NOK 101.5K

-48.55%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,201 NOK 41.8K

$7,845 NOK 78K

-46.45%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,321 NOK 43K

$3,973 NOK 39.5K

8.75%

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: October 29, 2025

Last update for Oslo: October 28, 2025

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