Arlington vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$2721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$5890
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$1569
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$2558
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$793
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$3963
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	90	79
😀 Quality of life	77	95
🏙️ Population	394K	709K

The cost of living in Arlington is 32% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 2476th and 530th ($1856 vs $2721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 1st in the United States and Norway, respectively. Check the United States vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 1375th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Oslo

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	Arlington	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$24.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$14.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$11.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$1592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$1273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$2624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$2132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$10233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$7897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$5.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$32.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$4.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$4.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$54
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$35.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$16133

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2058
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2155
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2180
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2131
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1741
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1949
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1819
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1978
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1761
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1971
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1882
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1830
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1397
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2041
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1621
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1460
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1830
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1516
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1586
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1551
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1312
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1497
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1823
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1325
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1684
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1289
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1503
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1801
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2004
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2341
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2242