Los Angeles vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$2721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$5890
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$1569
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$2558
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$793
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$3963
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	99	79
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	3.9M	709K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 24% more expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 65th and 530th ($3361 vs $2721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 74th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Oslo

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	Los Angeles	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$24.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$14.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$11.9
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$1592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$1273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$2624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$2132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$10233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$7897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$5.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$32.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$4.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$4.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$54
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$35.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$16133

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2058
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2155
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2180
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2131
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1741
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1949
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1819
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1978
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1761
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1971
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1882
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1830
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1397
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2041
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1621
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1460
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1830
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1516
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1586
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1551
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1312
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1497
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1823
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1325
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1684
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1289
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1503
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1801
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2004
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2341
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2242