Oslo vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oslo	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2839	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6013	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$1622	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2504	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$818	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4320	$3694
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	81	99
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	718K	2.1M

The cost of living in Oslo is 15% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 381st and 964th ($2839 vs $2460) 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 1.5 months in Oslo compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 27th and 34th 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	$23.1	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$113	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.5	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.2	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.12	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1731	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2725	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2070	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.3	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.15%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11707	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7107	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.2	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.63	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.41	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.7	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.17	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.22	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.5	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.4	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.5	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$44.4	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15566	$19577

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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

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506