London vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$2197
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$4695
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$1222
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$1901
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$637
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$3568
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	100	79
😀 Quality of life	98	95
🏙️ Population	8.91M	709K

The cost of living in London is 51% more expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 38th and 1293rd ($3321 vs $2197) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 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 5th and 24th 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	$19.7	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$10.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$1253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$1005
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$2068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$1569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$6042
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$4.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$55.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$38.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$8301

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

Cities near Oslo

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