Miami vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Miami	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3216	$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7364	$6013
🏠 One person rent	$2092	$1622
🏘️ Family rent	$3669	$2504
🍽️ Food expenses	$789	$818
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4242	$4320
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	85	81
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	442K	718K

The cost of living in Miami is 13% more expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 117th and 381st ($3216 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 87th 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Miami ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 169th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Oslo

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	Miami	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.1	$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$113
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$12.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$4.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2394	$1731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1806	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4404	$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6964	$11707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3607	$7107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$82.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$4.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.45	$6.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$3.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.78	$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.6	$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$18.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.7	$44.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1797	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18611	$15566

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2487
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2747
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2636
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2802
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2808
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2747
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2958
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2843
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2756
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2721
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2697
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2673
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3151
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2774
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2757
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3035
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2793
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3114

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2227
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2384
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2231
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2281
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1935
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2084
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1993
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2156
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1855
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2092
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1984
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$2029
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1423
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2236
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1705
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1481
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1980
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1479
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1625
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1503
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1337
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1840
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1879
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1251
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1723
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1298
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1544
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1810
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2178
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2617
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2336