Bucharest vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$2197
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$4695
🏠 One person rent
$449
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1901
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$637
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$3568
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
76
79
😀 Quality of life
77
95
🏙️ Population
1.72M
709K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 56% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 5593rd and 1293rd ($961 vs $2197) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Norway, respectively. Check Romania vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 703rd and 24th 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
$9.66
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$10.2
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$1253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$1005
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$2068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$6042
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$4.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$55.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$38.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$8301

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1805
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2077
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1626
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1781
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1616
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1835
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1705
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1715
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1585
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1767
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1569
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1723
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1261
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1637
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1530
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1246
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1428
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1332
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1575
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1299
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1396
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1528
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1465
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1203
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1718
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1690
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1276
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1455
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1783
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1250
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$2283
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1912
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2129
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$1991