Oslo vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Oslo	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2343	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5065	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$1300	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3751	$846
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	79	82
😀 Quality of life	95	67
🏙️ Population	709K	5.38M

The cost of living in Oslo is 168% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1029th and 6204th ($2343 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Norway and Russia, respectively. Check Norway vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 34th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Saint Petersburg

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	Oslo	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.5	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.9	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.3	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.9	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.7	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1334	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1043	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2238	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1718	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.4	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8961	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6717	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.16	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.85	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31.9	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.18	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.8	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.3	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.1	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.5	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7583	$6847

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1885
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1955
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2149
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1826
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1724
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1908
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1613
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1884
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1645
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1898
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1714
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1713
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1267
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1816
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1583
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1259
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1710
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1417
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1415
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1209
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1393
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1725
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1275
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1596
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1510
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1264
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1593
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1824
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2139
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2161

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525