Oslo vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oslo	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$2054	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$665	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$3655
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	79	93
😀 Quality of life	94	98
🏙️ Population	709K	2.14M

The cost of living in Oslo is 10% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1171st and 1654th ($2292 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Norway and Australia, respectively. Check Norway vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 37th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Perth

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	Oslo	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.6	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.97	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.56	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1322	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1674	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.3	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8757	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6384	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.7	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$94	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$250	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8593	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645