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

🙂 Solo nomad: Stavanger is 0.6% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 11.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Stavanger is 4.7% cheaper than Oslo without rent, and 5.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$25.44 NOK 245

$25.15 NOK 242

1.15%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$123 NOK 1,183

$120 NOK 1,161

1.95%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$15.27 NOK 147

$15.08 NOK 145

1.26%

Cappuccino

$5.02 NOK 48.41

$4.84 NOK 46.65

3.72%

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

$3.92 NOK 37.79

$4.21 NOK 40.54

-6.89%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.40 NOK 32.75

$3.24 NOK 31.26

4.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$11.16 NOK 108

$12.05 NOK 116

-7.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.20 NOK 98.3

$10.97 NOK 106

-7.02%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.34 NOK 22.55

$2.39 NOK 23.08

-2.09%

White Bread (500g)

$3.02 NOK 29.15

$4.01 NOK 38.64

-24.69%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.64 NOK 44.71

$3.60 NOK 34.74

28.89%

Eggs

$4.49 NOK 43.28

$5.08 NOK 49.02

-11.61%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.96 NOK 125

$13.18 NOK 127

-1.67%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$16.51 NOK 159

$16.03 NOK 155

2.99%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$27.76 NOK 268

$31.13 NOK 300

-10.83%

Apples (1kg)

$3.45 NOK 33.26

$3.57 NOK 34.43

-3.36%

Banana (1kg)

$2.61 NOK 25.17

$2.63 NOK 25.33

-0.76%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.98 NOK 28.74

$3.35 NOK 32.31

-11.04%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.58 NOK 44.19

$4.90 NOK 47.22

-6.53%

Potato (1kg)

$2.10 NOK 20.21

$2.54 NOK 24.47

-17.32%

Onion (1kg)

$3.08 NOK 29.70

$2.60 NOK 25.02

18.46%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.49 NOK 23.98

$2.76 NOK 26.61

-9.78%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.82 NOK 17.59

$2.35 NOK 22.66

-22.55%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$15.02 NOK 145

$17.36 NOK 167

-13.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.63 NOK 180

$18.24 NOK 176

2.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.54 NOK 34.15

$3.53 NOK 33.98

0.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.16 NOK 40.10

$4.18 NOK 40.34

-0.48%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.58 NOK 44.14

$4.33 NOK 41.75

5.77%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$66.8 NOK 644

$77.6 NOK 748

-13.92%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$15.15 NOK 146

$10.05 NOK 96.9

50.75%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.09 NOK 20.16

$1.40 NOK 13.48

49.29%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$101 NOK 969

$41.84 NOK 403

140.25%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.10 NOK 20.29

$2.29 NOK 22.12

-8.30%

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

$34.3K NOK 330.5K

$35.9K NOK 346.2K

-4.53%

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

$33.2K NOK 320.1K

$42.1K NOK 405.5K

-21.06%

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

$188 NOK 1,816

$305 NOK 2,942

-38.27%

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

$42.56 NOK 410

$30.56 NOK 295

39.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$80.4 NOK 775

$55.6 NOK 536

44.45%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$56.6 NOK 545

$55.8 NOK 538

1.34%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$35.81 NOK 345

$29.41 NOK 283

21.76%

Cinema Ticket

$19.04 NOK 184

$17.89 NOK 172

6.43%

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

$314 NOK 3,031

$268 NOK 2,583

17.35%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.2K NOK 127.0K

$14.7K NOK 142.1K

-10.61%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$116 NOK 1,120

$106 NOK 1,019

9.92%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$58.9 NOK 568

$66.7 NOK 643

-11.75%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 NOK 1,011

$122 NOK 1,174

-13.92%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$157 NOK 1,518

$167 NOK 1,608

-5.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,623 NOK 15.6K

$1,714 NOK 16.5K

-5.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,132 NOK 10.9K

$1,409 NOK 13.6K

-19.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,773 NOK 26.7K

$2,670 NOK 25.7K

3.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,730 NOK 16.7K

$2,139 NOK 20.6K

-19.11%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,956 NOK 57.4K

$11.1K NOK 106.8K

-46.23%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,232 NOK 50.4K

$7,529 NOK 72.6K

-30.51%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,898 NOK 47.2K

$4,115 NOK 39.7K

19.01%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.51

5.08

-11.22%

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

Last update for Stavanger: February 28, 2026

Last update for Oslo: March 1, 2026

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