New York City vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$3699
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	100	79
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	8.8M	709K

The cost of living in New York City is 94% more expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 3rd and 1171st ($4441 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 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 22nd and 37th 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	$29.7	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$8593

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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