Cost of Living Comparison Between Kirkenes and Oslo Cost of Living Comparison Between Kirkenes and Oslo

🙂 Solo nomad: Kirkenes is 7.6% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 21.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kirkenes is 7% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 17% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$25.38 NOK 256

$25.13 NOK 254

0.99%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$99.8 NOK 1,007

$122 NOK 1,229

-18.04%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.61 NOK 137

$14.88 NOK 150

-8.53%

Cappuccino

$4.82 NOK 48.60

$4.85 NOK 48.95

-0.62%

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

$3.08 NOK 31.04

$4.03 NOK 40.64

-23.57%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.80 NOK 28.24

$3.28 NOK 33.10

-14.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$10.27 NOK 104

$11.99 NOK 121

-14.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.77 NOK 98.6

$11.05 NOK 112

-11.58%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.28 NOK 22.98

$2.35 NOK 23.76

-2.98%

White Bread (500g)

$3.27 NOK 32.96

$4.14 NOK 41.81

-21.01%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.33 NOK 33.64

$3.65 NOK 36.79

-8.77%

Eggs

$4.38 NOK 44.21

$5.16 NOK 52.0

-15.12%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.18 NOK 123

$13.45 NOK 136

-9.44%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.38 NOK 145

$16.52 NOK 167

-12.95%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$27.97 NOK 282

$31.03 NOK 313

-9.86%

Apples (1kg)

$3.60 NOK 36.36

$3.41 NOK 34.38

5.57%

Banana (1kg)

$2.37 NOK 23.92

$2.52 NOK 25.44

-5.95%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.28 NOK 33.06

$3.40 NOK 34.28

-3.53%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.54 NOK 45.76

$4.91 NOK 49.53

-7.54%

Potato (1kg)

$2.46 NOK 24.79

$2.45 NOK 24.71

0.41%

Onion (1kg)

$2.59 NOK 26.15

$2.59 NOK 26.10

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.85 NOK 28.77

$2.85 NOK 28.75

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.81 NOK 18.30

$2.36 NOK 23.78

-23.31%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$15.30 NOK 154

$17.17 NOK 173

-10.89%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.72 NOK 138

$17.78 NOK 179

-22.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.29 NOK 33.17

$3.39 NOK 34.19

-2.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.03 NOK 40.63

$4.37 NOK 44.11

-7.78%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.15 NOK 41.90

$4.16 NOK 41.98

-0.24%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$74.4 NOK 751

$78.7 NOK 794

-5.53%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$9.99 NOK 101

$10.28 NOK 104

-2.82%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.41 NOK 14.19

$1.45 NOK 14.61

-2.76%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$47.08 NOK 475

$41.52 NOK 419

13.39%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.22 NOK 22.41

$2.19 NOK 22.08

1.37%

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

$35.6K NOK 358.9K

$35.6K NOK 359.3K

-0.10%

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

$38.8K NOK 391.8K

$42.7K NOK 430.6K

-9.02%

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

$244 NOK 2,459

$299 NOK 3,012

-18.35%

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

$37.93 NOK 383

$31.64 NOK 319

19.88%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$55.2 NOK 557

$56.3 NOK 568

-2.02%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.03 NOK 495

$56.4 NOK 569

-13.10%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$36.08 NOK 364

$29.22 NOK 295

23.48%

Cinema Ticket

$10.97 NOK 111

$18.01 NOK 182

-39.09%

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

$284 NOK 2,868

$274 NOK 2,767

3.62%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.2K NOK 102.5K

$14.8K NOK 149.8K

-31.61%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$95.2 NOK 961

$106 NOK 1,067

-9.95%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$52.9 NOK 533

$65.2 NOK 657

-18.89%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$110 NOK 1,112

$125 NOK 1,261

-11.77%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$154 NOK 1,554

$165 NOK 1,665

-6.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,211 NOK 12.2K

$1,694 NOK 17.1K

-28.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$878 NOK 8,860

$1,417 NOK 14.3K

-38.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,800 NOK 18.2K

$2,685 NOK 27.1K

-32.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,544 NOK 15.6K

$2,165 NOK 21.8K

-28.67%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,464 NOK 55.1K

$10.4K NOK 105.3K

-47.66%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,015 NOK 40.5K

$7,185 NOK 72.5K

-44.12%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,914 NOK 49.6K

$3,873 NOK 39.1K

26.86%

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 Kirkenes: January 13, 2026

Last update for Oslo: January 11, 2026

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