Cost of Living Comparison Between Oslo and Stavanger Cost of Living Comparison Between Oslo and Stavanger

🙂 Solo nomad: Oslo is 1% cheaper than Stavanger without rent, and 13.5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Oslo is 2.1% cheaper than Stavanger without rent, and 7.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$25.57 NOK 240

$25.47 NOK 239

0.39%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$121 NOK 1,135

$121 NOK 1,130

0.46%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$15.22 NOK 143

$15.28 NOK 143

-0.39%

Cappuccino

$5.05 NOK 47.32

$5.03 NOK 47.09

0.40%

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

$4.13 NOK 38.74

$3.89 NOK 36.41

6.17%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.17 NOK 29.74

$3.33 NOK 31.16

-4.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$12.13 NOK 114

$11.09 NOK 104

9.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$11.27 NOK 106

$10.00 NOK 93.7

12.70%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.40 NOK 22.50

$2.43 NOK 22.79

-1.23%

White Bread (500g)

$3.98 NOK 37.28

$3.18 NOK 29.76

25.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.67 NOK 34.41

$4.52 NOK 42.36

-18.81%

Eggs

$5.13 NOK 48.07

$4.31 NOK 40.42

19.03%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.26 NOK 124

$13.02 NOK 122

1.84%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$16.05 NOK 150

$16.70 NOK 156

-3.89%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$30.94 NOK 290

$27.58 NOK 258

12.18%

Apples (1kg)

$3.56 NOK 33.37

$3.50 NOK 32.83

1.71%

Banana (1kg)

$2.53 NOK 23.70

$2.65 NOK 24.80

-4.53%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.45 NOK 32.34

$3.08 NOK 28.91

12.01%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.92 NOK 46.13

$4.67 NOK 43.79

5.35%

Potato (1kg)

$2.50 NOK 23.45

$2.14 NOK 20.02

16.82%

Onion (1kg)

$2.68 NOK 25.09

$2.98 NOK 27.91

-10.07%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.78 NOK 26.02

$2.60 NOK 24.39

6.92%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.39 NOK 22.37

$1.82 NOK 17.10

31.32%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$17.18 NOK 161

$15.13 NOK 142

13.55%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.48 NOK 173

$18.96 NOK 178

-2.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.51 NOK 32.86

$3.53 NOK 33.09

-0.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.21 NOK 39.46

$3.95 NOK 37.01

6.58%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.16 NOK 39.01

$4.50 NOK 42.12

-7.56%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$78.9 NOK 739

$68.6 NOK 643

15.00%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$10.29 NOK 96.5

$15.16 NOK 142

-32.12%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.38 NOK 12.91

$2.13 NOK 20.00

-35.21%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$42.90 NOK 402

$101 NOK 946

-57.49%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.21 NOK 20.68

$2.20 NOK 20.64

0.45%

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

$36.6K NOK 343.0K

$34.5K NOK 323.0K

6.18%

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

$42.2K NOK 395.3K

$33.3K NOK 312.3K

26.55%

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

$296 NOK 2,775

$192 NOK 1,798

54.31%

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

$30.71 NOK 288

$42.97 NOK 403

-28.53%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$56.3 NOK 527

$83.4 NOK 782

-32.56%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.1 NOK 535

$55.4 NOK 519

3.11%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$28.82 NOK 270

$34.94 NOK 327

-17.52%

Cinema Ticket

$17.94 NOK 168

$19.40 NOK 182

-7.53%

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

$274 NOK 2,565

$323 NOK 3,024

-15.17%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.6K NOK 136.4K

$13.2K NOK 123.3K

10.54%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$103 NOK 967

$119 NOK 1,117

-13.35%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$64.8 NOK 607

$58.4 NOK 547

10.85%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$121 NOK 1,135

$104 NOK 975

16.46%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$166 NOK 1,556

$157 NOK 1,476

5.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,686 NOK 15.8K

$1,580 NOK 14.8K

6.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,423 NOK 13.3K

$1,125 NOK 10.5K

26.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,739 NOK 25.7K

$2,744 NOK 25.7K

-0.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,176 NOK 20.4K

$1,734 NOK 16.3K

25.46%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$11.2K NOK 105.0K

$5,869 NOK 55.0K

90.95%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,652 NOK 71.7K

$5,193 NOK 48.7K

47.37%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,421 NOK 41.4K

$4,899 NOK 45.9K

-9.76%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.08

4.51

12.64%

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

Last update for Oslo: April 12, 2026

Last update for Stavanger: April 12, 2026

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