Oslo vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Oslo	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2721	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5890	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$1569	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2558	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$793	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3963	$1116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	79	82
😀 Quality of life	95	71
🏙️ Population	709K	5.65M

The cost of living in Oslo is 180% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 530th and 5813th ($2721 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Norway and Russia, respectively. Check Norway vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Oslo compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 55th and 3397th 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	$24.6	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1592	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1273	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2624	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2132	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10233	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7897	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.9	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.19	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.07	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.2	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.62	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.1	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16133	$10534

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2058
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2155
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2180
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2131
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1741
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1949
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1819
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1978
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1761
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1971
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1882
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1830
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1397
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2041
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1621
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1460
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1830
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1516
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1586
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1551
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1312
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1497
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1823
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1325
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1684
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1289
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1503
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1801
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2004
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2341
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2242

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566