Oslo vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oslo	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2054	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$665	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	79	92
😀 Quality of life	94	86
🏙️ Population	709K	2.75M

The cost of living in Oslo is 33% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1171st and 2624th ($2292 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Norway and Italy, respectively. Check Norway vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 37th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Rome

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	Oslo	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.6	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.97	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.56	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1322	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1674	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.3	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8757	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6384	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.7	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$94	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$250	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8593	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201