Oslo vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oslo	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$3344
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$2054	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$665	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$990
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	79	60
😀 Quality of life	94	66
🏙️ Population	709K	342K

The cost of living in Oslo is 73% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 1171st and 4143rd ($2292 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Norway and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Norway vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 37th and 4085th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Oslo	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.6	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.97	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.56	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1322	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1674	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.3	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8757	$2883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6384	$1718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.7	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$5.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$94	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$250	$601
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8593	$12527

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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 Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903