Denver vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2699
$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6308
$5065
🏠 One person rent
$1674
$1300
🏘️ Family rent
$2997
$2104
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$689
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4870
$3751
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
91
79
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
716K
709K

The cost of living in Denver is 15% more expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 444th and 1029th ($2699 vs $2343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th 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 1.8 months in Denver compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 160th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Denver Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$98.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$10.3
 Cappuccino
$5.49
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$3.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1791
$1334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$1043
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3330
$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$1718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4325
$8961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$6717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$24.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$31.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.12
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$34.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1400
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16150
$7583

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2478
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2691
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2800
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2489
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2988
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2547
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2681
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2498
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2552
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2465
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2579
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2551
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1983
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2177
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2220
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2288
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1860
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1945
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1639
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2398
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1861
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1701
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1821
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2176
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$3686
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2067
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1700
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1765

Cities near Oslo

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