Oslo vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Oslo	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2343	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5065	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$1300	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3751	$3414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	79	99
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	709K	2.15M

The cost of living in Oslo is 0.6% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1029th and 998th ($2343 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Norway and France, respectively. Check Norway vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 34th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Paris

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	Oslo	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.5	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.9	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.3	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.9	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.7	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1334	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1043	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2238	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1718	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.4	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8961	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6717	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.16	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.85	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31.9	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.18	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.8	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.3	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.1	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.5	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7583	$18941

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395