Bucharest vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$5065
🏠 One person rent
$496
$1300
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$2104
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$689
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$3751
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
76
79
😀 Quality of life
78
95
🏙️ Population
1.72M
709K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 56% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 5404th and 1029th ($1036 vs $2343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Romania and Norway, respectively. Check Romania vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 642nd and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Oslo

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Bucharest Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$98.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$10.3
 Cappuccino
$3.18
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$3.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$1334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$1043
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$1718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$8961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$6717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$24.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$31.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$34.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$7583

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$900
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$852
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$786
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$668
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$757
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$663
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1885
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1955
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2149
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1826
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1724
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1908
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1613
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1884
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1852
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1821
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1645
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1898
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1714
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1267
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1816
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1583
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1259
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1355
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1262
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1710
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1206
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1373
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1417
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1415
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1209
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1393
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1725
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1275
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1596
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1510
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1264
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1593
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1824
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2139
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2161