Oslo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oslo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2343
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5065
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$1300
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$2104
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$689
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3751
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
37 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
709K
24.9M

The cost of living in Oslo is 106% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1029th and 4780th ($2343 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Norway and China, respectively. Check Norway vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 34th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Oslo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.5
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$98.9
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$4.9
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.7
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1334
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1043
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2238
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1718
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.4
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8961
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6717
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.16
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.85
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.18
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.8
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.3
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$34.1
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7583
$31401

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Cities near Oslo

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1885
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1955
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2149
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1826
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1724
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1908
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1613
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1884
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1852
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1821
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1645
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1898
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1714
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1267
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1816
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1583
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1259
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1355
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1262
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1710
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1206
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1373
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1417
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1415
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1209
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1393
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1725
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1275
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1596
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1510
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1264
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1593
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1824
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2139
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2161

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774