Oslo vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oslo	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$2054	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$665	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$3146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	79	99
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	709K	2.15M

The cost of living in Oslo is 1% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1171st and 1222nd ($2292 vs $2267) 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 37th and 25th 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	$19.9	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.6	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.97	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.56	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1322	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1674	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.3	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8757	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6384	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.7	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$94	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$250	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8593	$16193

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293