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

🙂 Solo nomad: Molde is 8.1% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 20.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Molde is 8.3% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 20.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$25.09 NOK 253

$25.13 NOK 254

-0.16%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$81.9 NOK 826

$122 NOK 1,229

-32.76%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.75 NOK 139

$14.88 NOK 150

-7.59%

Cappuccino

$5.31 NOK 53.6

$4.85 NOK 48.95

9.48%

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

$2.76 NOK 27.80

$4.03 NOK 40.64

-31.51%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.68 NOK 27.04

$3.28 NOK 33.10

-18.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.02 NOK 91.0

$11.99 NOK 121

-24.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.17 NOK 103

$11.05 NOK 112

-7.96%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.24 NOK 22.64

$2.35 NOK 23.76

-4.68%

White Bread (500g)

$3.11 NOK 31.36

$4.14 NOK 41.81

-24.88%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.88 NOK 39.16

$3.65 NOK 36.79

6.30%

Eggs

$3.01 NOK 30.40

$5.16 NOK 52.0

-41.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.14 NOK 92.2

$13.45 NOK 136

-32.04%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$17.17 NOK 173

$16.52 NOK 167

3.93%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$27.85 NOK 281

$31.03 NOK 313

-10.25%

Apples (1kg)

$2.55 NOK 25.74

$3.41 NOK 34.38

-25.22%

Banana (1kg)

$2.95 NOK 29.80

$2.52 NOK 25.44

17.06%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.44 NOK 34.67

$3.40 NOK 34.28

1.18%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.73 NOK 57.9

$4.91 NOK 49.53

16.70%

Potato (1kg)

$1.54 NOK 15.51

$2.45 NOK 24.71

-37.14%

Onion (1kg)

$2.19 NOK 22.14

$2.59 NOK 26.10

-15.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.60 NOK 26.23

$2.85 NOK 28.75

-8.77%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.90 NOK 19.15

$2.36 NOK 23.78

-19.49%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$17.94 NOK 181

$17.17 NOK 173

4.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.57 NOK 157

$17.78 NOK 179

-12.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.85 NOK 28.75

$3.39 NOK 34.19

-15.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.13 NOK 41.65

$4.37 NOK 44.11

-5.49%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.17 NOK 42.11

$4.16 NOK 41.98

0.24%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$82.6 NOK 833

$78.7 NOK 794

4.88%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$10.26 NOK 104

$10.28 NOK 104

-0.19%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.39 NOK 14.07

$1.45 NOK 14.61

-4.14%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$46.46 NOK 469

$41.52 NOK 419

11.90%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.14 NOK 21.64

$2.19 NOK 22.08

-2.28%

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

$35.4K NOK 357.2K

$35.6K NOK 359.3K

-0.57%

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

$39.0K NOK 393.3K

$42.7K NOK 430.6K

-8.67%

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

$242 NOK 2,438

$299 NOK 3,012

-19.07%

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

$37.57 NOK 379

$31.64 NOK 319

18.74%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$55.8 NOK 563

$56.3 NOK 568

-0.85%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.44 NOK 489

$56.4 NOK 569

-14.14%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$35.33 NOK 357

$29.22 NOK 295

20.91%

Cinema Ticket

$16.83 NOK 170

$18.01 NOK 182

-6.55%

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

$206 NOK 2,080

$274 NOK 2,767

-24.84%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.3K NOK 103.9K

$14.8K NOK 149.8K

-30.68%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$95.0 NOK 958

$106 NOK 1,067

-10.18%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$52.4 NOK 528

$65.2 NOK 657

-19.66%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$101 NOK 1,016

$125 NOK 1,261

-19.42%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$153 NOK 1,542

$165 NOK 1,665

-7.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,188 NOK 12.0K

$1,694 NOK 17.1K

-29.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$872 NOK 8,795

$1,417 NOK 14.3K

-38.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,406 NOK 14.2K

$2,685 NOK 27.1K

-47.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,454 NOK 14.7K

$2,165 NOK 21.8K

-32.82%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,433 NOK 54.8K

$10.4K NOK 105.3K

-47.96%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,512 NOK 45.5K

$7,185 NOK 72.5K

-37.20%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,451 NOK 34.8K

$3,873 NOK 39.1K

-10.89%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Oslo: January 11, 2026

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