Oslo vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oslo	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$2054	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$665	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$4131
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	79	99
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	709K	1.6M

The cost of living in Oslo is 12% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 1171st and 664th ($2292 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 610th in Norway and the United States, respectively. Check Norway vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 37th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Philadelphia

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	Oslo	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.6	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.97	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.56	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1322	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1674	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.3	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8757	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6384	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.7	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$94	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$250	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8593	$19774

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693