Cost of Living Comparison Between Longyearbyen and Oslo Cost of Living Comparison Between Longyearbyen and Oslo

🙂 Solo nomad: Longyearbyen is 12.8% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 28.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Longyearbyen is 5.6% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 22.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.46 NOK 206

$25.13 NOK 254

-18.58%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$101 NOK 1,021

$122 NOK 1,229

-16.91%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.72 NOK 138

$14.88 NOK 150

-7.80%

Cappuccino

$6.07 NOK 61.3

$4.85 NOK 48.95

25.15%

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

$3.66 NOK 36.98

$4.03 NOK 40.64

-9.18%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.74 NOK 37.69

$3.28 NOK 33.10

14.02%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.35 NOK 74.2

$11.99 NOK 121

-38.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.88 NOK 99.7

$11.05 NOK 112

-10.59%

Milk (1 liter)

$3.04 NOK 30.63

$2.35 NOK 23.76

29.36%

White Bread (500g)

$3.33 NOK 33.58

$4.14 NOK 41.81

-19.57%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.19 NOK 32.20

$3.65 NOK 36.79

-12.60%

Eggs

$4.80 NOK 48.48

$5.16 NOK 52.0

-6.98%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.39 NOK 105

$13.45 NOK 136

-22.75%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.43 NOK 146

$16.52 NOK 167

-12.65%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$27.36 NOK 276

$31.03 NOK 313

-11.83%

Apples (1kg)

$3.32 NOK 33.51

$3.41 NOK 34.38

-2.64%

Banana (1kg)

$3.13 NOK 31.54

$2.52 NOK 25.44

24.21%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.07 NOK 31.00

$3.40 NOK 34.28

-9.71%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.60 NOK 46.44

$4.91 NOK 49.53

-6.31%

Potato (1kg)

$3.17 NOK 32.02

$2.45 NOK 24.71

29.39%

Onion (1kg)

$3.35 NOK 33.80

$2.59 NOK 26.10

29.34%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.85 NOK 18.70

$2.85 NOK 28.75

-35.09%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.65 NOK 6.58

$2.36 NOK 23.78

-72.46%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$15.45 NOK 156

$17.17 NOK 173

-10.02%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.78 NOK 139

$17.78 NOK 179

-22.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.29 NOK 33.20

$3.39 NOK 34.19

-2.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.08 NOK 41.15

$4.37 NOK 44.11

-6.64%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.17 NOK 42.06

$4.16 NOK 41.98

0.24%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$72.9 NOK 735

$78.7 NOK 794

-7.42%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$10.06 NOK 102

$10.28 NOK 104

-2.14%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.00 NOK 10.13

$1.45 NOK 14.61

-31.03%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$46.82 NOK 472

$41.52 NOK 419

12.76%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.05 NOK 20.66

$2.19 NOK 22.08

-6.39%

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

$35.8K NOK 361.1K

$35.6K NOK 359.3K

0.53%

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

$39.1K NOK 395.0K

$42.7K NOK 430.6K

-8.28%

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

$73.9 NOK 745

$299 NOK 3,012

-75.26%

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

$38.85 NOK 392

$31.64 NOK 319

22.79%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$49.07 NOK 495

$56.3 NOK 568

-12.84%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.49 NOK 499

$56.4 NOK 569

-12.28%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$34.91 NOK 352

$29.22 NOK 295

19.47%

Cinema Ticket

$11.87 NOK 120

$18.01 NOK 182

-34.09%

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

$282 NOK 2,841

$274 NOK 2,767

2.65%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,952 NOK 100.4K

$14.8K NOK 149.8K

-32.97%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$95.7 NOK 966

$106 NOK 1,067

-9.48%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$52.4 NOK 528

$65.2 NOK 657

-19.63%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$110 NOK 1,113

$125 NOK 1,261

-11.69%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$153 NOK 1,544

$165 NOK 1,665

-7.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$714 NOK 7,201

$1,694 NOK 17.1K

-57.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$878 NOK 8,861

$1,417 NOK 14.3K

-38.03%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,852 NOK 18.7K

$2,685 NOK 27.1K

-31.03%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,527 NOK 15.4K

$2,165 NOK 21.8K

-29.45%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,463 NOK 55.1K

$10.4K NOK 105.3K

-47.67%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,046 NOK 40.8K

$7,185 NOK 72.5K

-43.68%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,534 NOK 25.6K

$3,873 NOK 39.1K

-34.58%

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 Longyearbyen: January 11, 2026

Last update for Oslo: January 11, 2026

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