Oslo vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oslo	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$2054	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$665	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$718
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	79	7
😀 Quality of life	94	53
🏙️ Population	709K	77.6K

The cost of living in Oslo is 144% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1171st and 5827th ($2292 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Norway and Thailand, respectively. Check Norway vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 37th and 6063rd 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	$19.9	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.6	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.97	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.56	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1322	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1674	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.3	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8757	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6384	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$94	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$250	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8593	$13013

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810