Cost of Living Comparison Between Oslo and Tromso Cost of Living Comparison Between Oslo and Tromso

🙂 Solo nomad: Oslo is 3.2% cheaper than Tromso without rent, and 2.9% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Oslo is 4.4% cheaper than Tromso without rent, and 2.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$25.57 NOK 240

$32.25 NOK 302

-20.71%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$121 NOK 1,135

$119 NOK 1,118

1.58%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$15.22 NOK 143

$15.29 NOK 143

-0.46%

Cappuccino

$5.05 NOK 47.32

$6.27 NOK 58.8

-19.46%

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

$4.13 NOK 38.74

$4.45 NOK 41.74

-7.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.17 NOK 29.74

$3.43 NOK 32.10

-7.58%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$12.13 NOK 114

$11.21 NOK 105

8.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$11.27 NOK 106

$10.92 NOK 102

3.21%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.40 NOK 22.50

$2.50 NOK 23.41

-4.00%

White Bread (500g)

$3.98 NOK 37.28

$3.27 NOK 30.66

21.71%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.67 NOK 34.41

$3.33 NOK 31.22

10.21%

Eggs

$5.13 NOK 48.07

$4.99 NOK 46.77

2.81%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.26 NOK 124

$11.39 NOK 107

16.42%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$16.05 NOK 150

$15.32 NOK 144

4.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$30.94 NOK 290

$37.85 NOK 355

-18.26%

Apples (1kg)

$3.56 NOK 33.37

$3.99 NOK 37.39

-10.78%

Banana (1kg)

$2.53 NOK 23.70

$2.79 NOK 26.15

-9.32%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.45 NOK 32.34

$3.61 NOK 33.84

-4.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.92 NOK 46.13

$5.08 NOK 47.63

-3.15%

Potato (1kg)

$2.50 NOK 23.45

$3.00 NOK 28.07

-16.67%

Onion (1kg)

$2.68 NOK 25.09

$3.64 NOK 34.15

-26.37%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.78 NOK 26.02

$2.79 NOK 26.14

-0.36%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.39 NOK 22.37

$1.75 NOK 16.41

36.57%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$17.18 NOK 161

$14.71 NOK 138

16.79%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.48 NOK 173

$18.87 NOK 177

-2.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.51 NOK 32.86

$3.49 NOK 32.74

0.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.21 NOK 39.46

$4.52 NOK 42.40

-6.86%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.16 NOK 39.01

$4.72 NOK 44.23

-11.86%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$78.9 NOK 739

$59.1 NOK 553

33.62%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$10.29 NOK 96.5

$12.85 NOK 120

-19.92%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.38 NOK 12.91

$1.10 NOK 10.30

25.45%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$42.90 NOK 402

$51.4 NOK 482

-16.57%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.21 NOK 20.68

$2.11 NOK 19.76

4.74%

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

$36.6K NOK 343.0K

$32.5K NOK 304.3K

12.70%

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

$42.2K NOK 395.3K

$36.0K NOK 336.9K

17.31%

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

$296 NOK 2,775

$252 NOK 2,357

17.76%

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

$30.71 NOK 288

$48.64 NOK 456

-36.86%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$56.3 NOK 527

$76.2 NOK 714

-26.15%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.1 NOK 535

$48.16 NOK 451

18.58%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$28.82 NOK 270

$38.88 NOK 364

-25.87%

Cinema Ticket

$17.94 NOK 168

$16.83 NOK 158

6.60%

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

$274 NOK 2,565

$331 NOK 3,103

-17.34%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.6K NOK 136.4K

$7,306 NOK 68.5K

99.19%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$103 NOK 967

$89.7 NOK 840

15.13%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$64.8 NOK 607

$32.78 NOK 307

97.56%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$121 NOK 1,135

$130 NOK 1,218

-6.79%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$166 NOK 1,556

$133 NOK 1,244

25.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,686 NOK 15.8K

$1,349 NOK 12.6K

25.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,423 NOK 13.3K

$1,238 NOK 11.6K

14.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,739 NOK 25.7K

$2,525 NOK 23.7K

8.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,176 NOK 20.4K

$1,823 NOK 17.1K

19.35%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$11.2K NOK 105.0K

$9,051 NOK 84.8K

23.81%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,652 NOK 71.7K

$5,311 NOK 49.8K

44.09%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,421 NOK 41.4K

$4,060 NOK 38.0K

8.90%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.08

4.27

18.97%

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

Last update for Oslo: April 12, 2026

Last update for Tromso: April 13, 2026

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