Cost of Living Comparison Between Oslo and Hamar Cost of Living Comparison Between Oslo and Hamar

😐 Solo nomad: Oslo is 8.8% more expensive than Hamar without rent, and 30.8% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Oslo is 3.6% cheaper than Hamar without rent, and 18.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$25.15 NOK 242

$25.51 NOK 246

-1.41%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$120 NOK 1,161

$123 NOK 1,185

-2.04%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$15.08 NOK 145

$14.93 NOK 144

1.00%

Cappuccino

$4.84 NOK 46.65

$4.99 NOK 48.06

-3.01%

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

$4.21 NOK 40.54

$4.23 NOK 40.82

-0.47%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.24 NOK 31.26

$3.18 NOK 30.64

1.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$12.05 NOK 116

$12.34 NOK 119

-2.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.97 NOK 106

$7.77 NOK 74.9

41.18%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.39 NOK 23.08

$2.10 NOK 20.26

13.81%

White Bread (500g)

$4.01 NOK 38.64

$2.86 NOK 27.61

40.21%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.60 NOK 34.74

$2.06 NOK 19.87

74.76%

Eggs

$5.08 NOK 49.02

$5.18 NOK 49.93

-1.93%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.18 NOK 127

$10.76 NOK 104

22.49%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$16.03 NOK 155

$12.19 NOK 118

31.50%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$31.13 NOK 300

$31.02 NOK 299

0.35%

Apples (1kg)

$3.57 NOK 34.43

$3.44 NOK 33.14

3.78%

Banana (1kg)

$2.63 NOK 25.33

$2.59 NOK 24.94

1.54%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.35 NOK 32.31

$2.92 NOK 28.12

14.73%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.90 NOK 47.22

$4.92 NOK 47.43

-0.41%

Potato (1kg)

$2.54 NOK 24.47

$2.37 NOK 22.81

7.17%

Onion (1kg)

$2.60 NOK 25.02

$2.45 NOK 23.58

6.12%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.76 NOK 26.61

$1.99 NOK 19.17

38.69%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.35 NOK 22.66

$1.96 NOK 18.89

19.90%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$17.36 NOK 167

$17.15 NOK 165

1.22%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.24 NOK 176

$18.64 NOK 180

-2.15%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.53 NOK 33.98

$3.40 NOK 32.79

3.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.18 NOK 40.34

$4.26 NOK 41.02

-1.88%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.33 NOK 41.75

$4.54 NOK 43.77

-4.63%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$77.6 NOK 748

$64.3 NOK 620

20.57%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$10.05 NOK 96.9

$10.22 NOK 98.5

-1.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.40 NOK 13.48

$1.38 NOK 13.31

1.45%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$41.84 NOK 403

$41.72 NOK 402

0.29%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.29 NOK 22.12

$2.20 NOK 21.24

4.09%

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

$35.9K NOK 346.2K

$36.3K NOK 349.6K

-0.97%

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

$42.1K NOK 405.5K

$43.1K NOK 415.7K

-2.47%

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

$305 NOK 2,942

$216 NOK 2,078

41.56%

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

$30.56 NOK 295

$31.60 NOK 305

-3.29%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$55.6 NOK 536

$56.3 NOK 543

-1.24%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$55.8 NOK 538

$56.6 NOK 545

-1.34%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$29.41 NOK 283

$28.24 NOK 272

4.14%

Cinema Ticket

$17.89 NOK 172

$18.01 NOK 174

-0.67%

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

$268 NOK 2,583

$199 NOK 1,916

34.82%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.7K NOK 142.1K

$14.6K NOK 140.5K

1.16%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$106 NOK 1,019

$102 NOK 986

3.39%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$66.7 NOK 643

$61.2 NOK 590

9.07%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$122 NOK 1,174

$122 NOK 1,181

-0.55%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$167 NOK 1,608

$101 NOK 978

64.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,714 NOK 16.5K

$1,184 NOK 11.4K

44.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,409 NOK 13.6K

$822 NOK 7,926

71.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,670 NOK 25.7K

$1,499 NOK 14.5K

78.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,139 NOK 20.6K

$1,444 NOK 13.9K

48.10%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$11.1K NOK 106.8K

$4,267 NOK 41.1K

159.62%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,529 NOK 72.6K

$3,424 NOK 33.0K

119.90%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,115 NOK 39.7K

$4,238 NOK 40.9K

-2.89%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.08

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

Last update for Oslo: March 1, 2026

Last update for Hamar: March 1, 2026

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