Oslo vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Oslo	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2847	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6052	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$1639	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$2560	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$819	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4285	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	81	8
😀 Quality of life	95	56
🏙️ Population	718K	77.6K

The cost of living in Oslo is 169% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 342nd and 5233rd ($2847 vs $1059) 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 37th and 6325th 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	$23.8	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.1	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1653	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1331	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2696	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2094	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.5	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.27%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11326	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7606	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.3	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.57	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$34.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.17	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.5	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.6	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.7	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.1	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.3	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$132	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$275	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15673	$16566

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2208
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2327
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2224
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2295
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1876
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2079
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1957
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2130
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1890
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2114
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1959
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1986
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1481
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2164
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1728
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1562
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1965
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1594
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1691
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1656
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1397
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1673
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1864
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1311
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1738
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1370
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1612
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1884
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2117
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2584
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2409

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981