New York City vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$5065
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$1300
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$2104
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$3751
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	100	79
😀 Quality of life	97	95
🏙️ Population	8.8M	709K

The cost of living in New York City is 73% more expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 5th and 1029th ($4051 vs $2343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 New York City compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 13th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Oslo

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	New York City	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$98.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$10.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$3.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$1334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$1043
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$1718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$8961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$6717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$31.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$34.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$7583

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

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