Oslo vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oslo	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2839	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6013	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$1622	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$2504	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$818	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4320	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	96
😀 Quality of life	94	75
🏙️ Population	718K	11.5M

The cost of living in Oslo is 152% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 381st and 4918th ($2839 vs $1126) 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 27th and 1670th 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	$23.1	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$113	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.5	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.2	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.12	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1731	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2725	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2070	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.3	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.15%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11707	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7107	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.2	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.63	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.41	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.7	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.17	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.7	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.22	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.5	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.4	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.5	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$44.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15566	$15990

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2227
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2384
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2231
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2281
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1935
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2084
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1993
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2156
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1855
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2092
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1984
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$2029
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1423
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2236
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1705
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1481
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1980
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1479
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1625
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1503
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1337
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1840
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1879
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1251
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1723
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1298
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1544
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1810
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2178
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2617
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2336

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720