Cost of Living Comparison Between Oxford and Drammen Cost of Living Comparison Between Oxford and Drammen

🙂 Solo nomad: Oxford is 9% cheaper than Drammen without rent, and 39.2% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Oxford is 8.3% cheaper than Drammen without rent, and 24.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Oxford
Drammen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.45 £15.05
$20.4 NOK 203
0.25%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$79.7 £58.7
$77.2 NOK 768
3.25%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.45 £7.69
$13.03 NOK 130
-19.80%
Cappuccino
$4.68 £3.44
$4.9 NOK 48.77
-4.49%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.24 £1.65
$2.55 NOK 25.39
-12.16%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.83 £1.35
$2.6 NOK 25.83
-29.62%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$8.43 £6.2
$7.99 NOK 79.5
5.51%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$7.57 £5.57
$6.46 NOK 64.3
17.18%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Oxford
Drammen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.89 £1.39
$2.13 NOK 21.16
-11.27%
White Bread (500g)
$1.61 £1.18
$3.28 NOK 32.6
-50.91%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.87 £2.11
$3.16 NOK 31.43
-9.18%
Eggs
$5.43 £3.99
$4.16 NOK 41.43
30.53%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$14.35 £10.56
$11.24 NOK 112
27.67%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.42 £6.93
$13.18 NOK 131
-28.53%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.18 £10.43
$17.42 NOK 173
-18.60%
Apples (1kg)
$4.16 £3.06
$1.95 NOK 19.41
113.33%
Banana (1kg)
$1.56 £1.15
$2.23 NOK 22.23
-30.04%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.28 £2.41
$3.32 NOK 32.98
-1.20%
Tomato (1kg)
$5.74 £4.23
$3.78 NOK 37.63
51.85%
Potato (1kg)
$1.68 £1.24
$2.19 NOK 21.79
-23.29%
Onion (1kg)
$1.99 £1.46
$1.34 NOK 13.3
48.51%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 £0.75
$1.86 NOK 18.53
-45.16%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$2.07 £1.53
$1.89 NOK 18.77
9.52%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$19.5 £14.35
$14.26 NOK 142
36.75%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.15 £9.67
$11.88 NOK 118
10.69%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.43 £2.53
$3.06 NOK 30.44
12.09%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.48 £3.3
$4.01 NOK 39.87
11.72%
🚌 Getting Around
Oxford
Drammen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.45 £2.54
$2.75 NOK 27.36
25.45%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$108 £79.8
$76.2 NOK 758
42.21%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$8.23 £6.06
$10.05 NOK 100
-18.11%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.85 £1.36
$1.22 NOK 12.14
51.64%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$33.38 £24.56
$102 NOK 1,012
-67.20%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.97 £1.45
$2.12 NOK 21.09
-7.08%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38K £27.9K
$40.9K NOK 406.4K
-7.04%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$45.1K £33.2K
$38.8K NOK 385.7K
16.31%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Oxford
Drammen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$388 £286
$216 NOK 2,148
79.80%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.51 £13.62
$43.55 NOK 433
-57.50%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$47.79 £35.17
$38.56 NOK 384
23.94%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Oxford
Drammen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$57.8 £42.57
$87.6 NOK 871
-33.97%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$12.42 £9.14
$34.94 NOK 348
-64.45%
Cinema Ticket
$15.18 £11.17
$14.96 NOK 149
1.47%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Oxford
Drammen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,767 £1,300
$312 NOK 3,102
466.66%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$54.5K £40.1K
$10.3K NOK 102.2K
430.02%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Oxford
Drammen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$94.3 £69.4
$96.7 NOK 962
-2.52%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$52.9 £38.95
$25.09 NOK 250
110.92%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$91.9 £67.6
$101 NOK 1,004
-8.94%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 £85.9
$142 NOK 1,413
-17.88%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Oxford
Drammen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,165 £1,593
$950 NOK 9,446
127.99%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,547 £1,139
$778 NOK 7,742
98.81%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,524 £2,593
$1,496 NOK 14.9K
135.55%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,525 £1,858
$1,380 NOK 13.7K
82.98%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,379 £5,430
$5,101 NOK 50.7K
44.66%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,762 £4,241
$3,824 NOK 38K
50.70%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Oxford
Drammen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,717 £2,735
$3,416 NOK 34K
8.79%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.74
4.38
31.05%

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Last update for Oxford: October 28, 2025

Last update for Drammen: October 28, 2025

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