Melbourne vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$2847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$6052
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$1639
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$2560
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$819
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$4285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	100	81
😀 Quality of life	100	95
🏙️ Population	5.35M	718K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 12% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 893rd and 342nd ($2496 vs $2847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Norway, respectively. Check Australia vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 1st and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Oslo

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	Melbourne	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$23.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$16.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$12.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$1331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$2696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$2094
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$49.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$11326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$7606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$5.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$17.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$34.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$5.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$3.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$17.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$3.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$62.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$40.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$15673

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2208
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2327
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2224
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2295
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1876
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2079
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1957
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2130
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1890
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2114
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1959
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1986
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1481
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2164
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1728
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1562
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1965
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1594
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1691
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1656
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1397
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1673
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1864
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1311
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1738
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1370
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1612
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1884
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2117
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2584
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2409