Los Angeles vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$5065
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$1300
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$2104
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$3751
😷 Air quality	Excellent	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 36% more expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 72nd and 1029th ($3187 vs $2343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 47th and 34th 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	$21.6	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$98.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$10.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$3.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$1334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$1043
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$1718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$8961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$6717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$31.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$34.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$7583

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

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