Cost of Living Comparison Between Molde and Oslo Cost of Living Comparison Between Molde and Oslo

🙂 Solo nomad: Molde is 15.1% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 20.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Molde is 10.5% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 16.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$24.84 NOK 239

$25.15 NOK 242

-1.23%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$80.1 NOK 772

$120 NOK 1,159

-33.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.55 NOK 130

$15.08 NOK 145

-10.15%

Cappuccino

$5.15 NOK 49.56

$4.84 NOK 46.60

6.40%

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

$2.86 NOK 27.52

$4.21 NOK 40.50

-32.07%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.59 NOK 24.96

$3.24 NOK 31.23

-20.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.30 NOK 89.5

$12.05 NOK 116

-22.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.01 NOK 96.4

$10.97 NOK 106

-8.75%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 NOK 21.64

$2.39 NOK 23.05

-5.86%

White Bread (500g)

$3.10 NOK 29.84

$4.01 NOK 38.60

-22.69%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.86 NOK 37.22

$3.60 NOK 34.70

7.22%

Eggs

$3.02 NOK 29.10

$5.08 NOK 48.96

-40.55%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.06 NOK 87.3

$13.18 NOK 127

-31.26%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$16.71 NOK 161

$16.03 NOK 154

4.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$28.07 NOK 270

$31.13 NOK 300

-9.83%

Apples (1kg)

$2.56 NOK 24.66

$3.57 NOK 34.40

-28.29%

Banana (1kg)

$3.06 NOK 29.46

$2.63 NOK 25.30

16.35%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.28 NOK 31.63

$3.35 NOK 32.28

-2.09%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.59 NOK 53.8

$4.90 NOK 47.18

14.08%

Potato (1kg)

$1.49 NOK 14.31

$2.54 NOK 24.44

-41.34%

Onion (1kg)

$2.20 NOK 21.19

$2.60 NOK 25.00

-15.38%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.59 NOK 24.94

$2.76 NOK 26.58

-6.16%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.90 NOK 18.34

$2.35 NOK 22.64

-19.15%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$17.93 NOK 173

$17.36 NOK 167

3.28%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.56 NOK 159

$18.24 NOK 176

-9.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.82 NOK 27.16

$3.53 NOK 33.95

-20.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.98 NOK 38.32

$4.18 NOK 40.29

-4.78%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.31 NOK 41.54

$4.33 NOK 41.70

-0.46%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$82.9 NOK 799

$77.6 NOK 747

6.91%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$10.28 NOK 99.0

$10.05 NOK 96.8

2.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.43 NOK 13.77

$1.40 NOK 13.47

2.14%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$46.07 NOK 444

$41.84 NOK 403

10.11%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.22 NOK 21.34

$2.29 NOK 22.09

-3.06%

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

$35.0K NOK 337.4K

$35.9K NOK 345.8K

-2.43%

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

$38.1K NOK 366.9K

$42.1K NOK 405.1K

-9.42%

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

$245 NOK 2,357

$305 NOK 2,939

-19.81%

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

$37.90 NOK 365

$30.56 NOK 294

24.02%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$54.4 NOK 523

$55.6 NOK 536

-2.32%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.28 NOK 475

$55.8 NOK 537

-11.68%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$35.24 NOK 339

$29.41 NOK 283

19.82%

Cinema Ticket

$16.72 NOK 161

$17.89 NOK 172

-6.54%

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

$199 NOK 1,915

$268 NOK 2,580

-25.78%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.1K NOK 97.7K

$14.7K NOK 141.9K

-31.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$94.7 NOK 912

$106 NOK 1,018

-10.45%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$51.7 NOK 498

$66.7 NOK 643

-22.55%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$101 NOK 972

$122 NOK 1,173

-17.18%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$153 NOK 1,474

$167 NOK 1,606

-8.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,178 NOK 11.3K

$1,714 NOK 16.5K

-31.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$871 NOK 8,385

$1,409 NOK 13.6K

-38.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,441 NOK 13.9K

$2,670 NOK 25.7K

-46.03%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,438 NOK 13.9K

$2,139 NOK 20.6K

-32.77%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,273 NOK 60.4K

$11.1K NOK 106.7K

-43.38%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,761 NOK 45.8K

$7,529 NOK 72.5K

-36.77%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,665 NOK 35.3K

$4,115 NOK 39.6K

-10.95%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.75

5.08

-26.18%

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

Last update for Molde: March 1, 2026

Last update for Oslo: March 1, 2026

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