Los Angeles vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$3699
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	99	79
😀 Quality of life	93	94
🏙️ Population	3.9M	709K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 39% more expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 80th and 1171st ($3196 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 58th and 37th 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	$21.7	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$8593

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006