Oslo vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oslo	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$3905
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$2719
🏘️ Family rent	$2054	$4421
🍽️ Food expenses	$665	$804
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$7528
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	79	97
😀 Quality of life	94	96
🏙️ Population	709K	874K

The cost of living in Oslo is 41% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 1171st and 7th ($2292 vs $3905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Norway and the United States, respectively. Check Norway vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 1.9 months in San Francisco. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 37th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs San Francisco

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	Oslo	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.6	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.97	$8.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$5.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.56	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1322	$2797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$2467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$4615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1674	$4053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.3	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8757	$11255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6384	$10091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80	$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$4.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$5.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.7	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$6.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$5.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$6.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$3.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$5.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$87.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$94	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$250	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8593	$20590

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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 San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3190
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3364
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$2968
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2888
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$2974
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3195
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3183
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3226
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$2999
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3269
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$2963
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3997
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3678
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3466
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2888
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2840
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3657
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2811
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2780
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3785
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3002
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2412
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3115
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2767
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2778
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3060
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3752