Oslo vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oslo	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2839	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6013	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$1622	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$2504	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$818	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4320	$512
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	81	8
😀 Quality of life	94	55
🏙️ Population	718K	77.6K

The cost of living in Oslo is 181% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 381st and 5497th ($2839 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Norway and Thailand, respectively. Check Norway vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Oslo compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 27th and 6330th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Phuket

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	Oslo	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.1	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$113	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.5	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.2	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.12	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1731	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2725	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2070	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.3	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.15%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11707	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7107	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.2	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.63	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.41	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.7	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.17	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.7	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.22	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.5	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.4	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.5	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$44.4	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15566	$13979

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992