Oslo vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Oslo	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2343	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5065	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1300	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3751	$3150
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	79	50
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	709K	1.02M

The cost of living in Oslo is 5% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1029th and 1290th ($2343 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Norway and Canada, respectively. Check Norway vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 34th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Ottawa

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	Oslo	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.5	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.9	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.3	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.9	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.7	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1334	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1043	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2238	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1718	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.4	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8961	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6717	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.16	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.85	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31.9	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.18	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.8	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.3	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.1	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.5	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7583	$20100

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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

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884