London vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$5065
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$1300
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$2104
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$3751
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	100	79
😀 Quality of life	99	95
🏙️ Population	8.8M	709K

The cost of living in London is 46% more expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 37th and 1029th ($3427 vs $2343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Norway, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in London compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 2nd and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Oslo

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	London	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$98.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$10.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$3.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$1334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$1043
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$1718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$8961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$6717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$31.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$34.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$7583

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

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