Oslo vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Oslo	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2721	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5890	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1569	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2558	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$793	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3963	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	79	95
😀 Quality of life	95	69
🏙️ Population	709K	11.5M

The cost of living in Oslo is 159% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 530th and 5192nd ($2721 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Norway and Brazil, respectively. Check Norway vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Oslo compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 55th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Sao Paulo

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	Oslo	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.6	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1592	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1273	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2624	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2132	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10233	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7897	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.9	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.19	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.23	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.07	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.2	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.62	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.27	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.1	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16133	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666