New York City vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$6013
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$1622
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$2504
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$818
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$4320
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	100	81
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	8.8M	718K

The cost of living in New York City is 48% more expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 4th and 381st ($4202 vs $2839) 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 15th and 27th 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	$22.6	$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$113
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$12.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$4.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$1731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$11707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$7107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$82.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$4.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$6.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$3.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$18.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$44.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$15566

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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